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cheerleader Caroline 

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gravy onto New 

Lenox resident Janice 

Pomp’s biscuits 

Jan. 14 during the 

New Lenox Fire 

Foundation’s 

Pancake Breakfast 

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Pay up 

Lincoln-Way seeks guarantee 

from Aunt Nancy’s, Page 4 

Gone, not 

forgotten 

Lincoln-Way West grad 

displayed courage, 

inspiration in battling cystic 

fibrosis, Page 6 

New Lenox firefighters serve community in a different way, Page 3 

Keep the cards 

coming 

A little more than a week left 

to submit 22CM’s Valentine’s 

Day Coloring Contest entries, 

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THURSDAY 

Annual Dinner 

6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 

26, American Legion Post 

1977, 14414 Ford Drive, New 

Lenox. Join the New Lenox 

Chamber of Commerce for 

the 2017 Annual Dinner Celebration. 

Networking and 

cocktails will be at 6 p.m. followed 

by dinner at 6:30 p.m. 

Program and dessert will be 

at 7:30 p.m. The Chamber 

will recognize the 2016 Business 

of the Year, Partner of 

the Year, Citizen of the Year 

and have a 50/50 raffle and a 

grand raffle. Cost is $60 per 

person. Tables of 8 are available. 

For more information 

and registration, call (815) 

485-4241. 

FRIDAY 

Breastfeeding Support Group 

10:30 a.m.-noon Friday, 

Jan. 27, Silver Cross Hospital, 

Pavilion A, Conference 

Center, 1890 Silver Cross 

Blvd., New Lenox. Certified 

lactation consultants will host 

a free breastfeeding support 

group meeting. New mothers 

have many questions and 

concerns about breastfeeding 

in the weeks leading up 

to and after birth. Exchange 

information and experiences. 

Infants are welcome to attend. 

SATURDAY 

St. Jude School Open House 

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 

Jan. 29, St. Jude Catholic 

School, 241 West Second 

Ave., New Lenox. St. Jude is 

now enrolling preschool for 

ages 2-4 and full day kindergarten 

through eighth grade. 

Preschool is taught by certified 

and caring teachers. Take 

a tour of the school, meet the 

teachers and talk to students. 

Find out what makes the 

small community of St. Jude 

School so special. For more 

information, visit www.stju 

des.org/school. 

Meet the Candidates 

10:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Saturday, 

Jan. 28, New Lenox 

Public Library, 120 Veterans 

Parkway, New Lenox. Citizens 

for 210 will introduce 

their slate of District 210 

school board candidates to 

the community. Attendees 

can get to know the candidates 

as they introduce 

themselves, share their platform, 

and answer questions 

from the audience. Coffee 

and cookies will be served. 

This program is not a New 

Lenox Public Library activity. 

MONDAY 

Zentangle & Coloring Night 

6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, 

Jan. 30, New Lenox Public 

Library, 120 Veterans Parkway, 

New Lenox. Relax while 

decorating adult coloring 

pages or creating Zentangle 

patterns. Materials will be 

provided for those who don’t 

bring their own. For more 

information, visit www.newlenoxlibrary.org. 

TUESDAY 

Beggars Pizza Trivia Night 

7:15-9 p.m. Tuesday, 

Jan. 31, Beggars Pizza, 650 

Maple St., New Lenox. 

Test your trivia skills with 

friends. Register solo or as a 

team (maximum of 6 people 

per team). All team members 

must be 18 or older. Register 

at the library. 

Wednesday 

Lincoln-Way Half Marathon 

Early bird registration 

cost is $70 through Feb. 1 

for the marathon at 7 a.m. 

on Saturday, April 29 at 

Breidert Green Park, on the 

corner of Kansas Street and 

White Street in Frankfort. 

Formerly the Frankfort Half 

Marathon, the Lincoln-Way 

Half Marathon, will begin 

and end at Breidert Green 

Park and participants will 

run along Old Plank Road 

Trail throughout the race. 

Proceeds from the race will 

go directly toward enhancing 

educational experiences 

of District 210 students. For 

more information about sponsorships, 

volunteering and 

registration, visit www.lincol 

nwayhalfmarathon.com. 

UPCOMING 

Meet the Candidates Forum 

7-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 

2, Lincoln-Way Central 

Auditorium, 1801 E. Lincoln 

Highway, New Lenox. 

Lincoln-Way Area Taxpayers 

Unite presents Before the 

Ballet: Meet the Candidates 

Forum, a non-partisan forum 

featuring a Q&A with six 

candidates running for the 

Lincoln-Way High School 

District 210 Board of Education: 

Aaron Janik, Joseph 

Kirkeeng, Joseph Kosteck, 

Christopher Lucchetti, Dee 

Molinare, and Robert Ripp. 

Moderated by Kristen Mc- 

Queary of the Chicago Tribune 

Editorial Board, the 

candidates will be answering 

questions submitted by members 

of the community about 

the future of the Lincoln-Way 

210. There will be an opportunity 

for questions from the 

audience and candidates can 

meet constituents immediately 

following the event. For 

more information, visit www. 

lwatu.org. 

Antique & Collectible Sale 

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, 

Feb. 3 and Saturday, Feb. 4, 

710 Cedar Crossings Drive, 

New Lenox. Silver Cross 

Hospital’s resale shop, the 

Encore Shop, will hold its 

annual Antique and Collectibles 

Sale. There will be vintage 

clothing, fur coats and 

wraps, hats and hat boxes, 

toys, kitchenware, books and 

more for sale. All proceeds 

benefit Silver Cross Hospital, 

a not-for-profit health 

care provider. For more information, 

call (815) 300- 

7642 or (815) 300-7117. 

Healthcare Provider CPR 

8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, 

Feb. 4, Silver Cross Hospital 

Conference Center, 

1890 Silver Cross Blvd., 

New Lenox. AHA Healthcare 

Provider CPR Class 

for LPNs, RNs, Paramedics, 

EMTs and CNAs will be offered 

for participants to learn 

one and two person, infant, 

child, and adult CPR as well 

as rescue from choking. Cost 

is $65 

Baby Basics Class 

6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, 

Feb. 6, Silver Cross Hospital 

Conference Center, 

1890 Silver Cross Blvd., 

New Lenox. Parents-to-be 

and new parents will learn 

about their baby’s physical 

care and health, using child 

care, common problems, 

stress management and positive 

child guidance skills at a 

special one-day class. Cost is 

$25 per couple. Visit www. 

silvercross.org for more information. 

Trivia Night Fundraiser 

7-10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, 

American Legion Post 1977, 

14414 W. Ford Drive, New 

Lenox. Get a team together 

for the 3rd annual Brain 

Brawl Trivia Night with 

dinner, silent auction, 50/50 

raffle and a cash bar to raise 

money for the New Lenox 

School District 122 Foundation. 

There will be four 

rounds of trivia, with a $500 

team grand prize. Teams of 

8 can register at www.nlsd122foundation.org/trivia. 

Check in starts at 6 p.m. 

ONGOING 

Mittens Coloring Contest 

Ongoing through Tuesday, 

Jan. 31, Lions Community 

Center, 1 Manor Drive, 

New Lenox or Administration 

Building, 701 W. Haven 

Avenue, New Lenox. 

The kittens have lost their 

mittens. Stop by to pick up 

a mittens coloring sheet to 

design. Winners ages 2-3, 

4-5 and 6-8 will be notified 

on Friday, Feb. 3. For 

more information, visit 

ww.newlenoxparks.org. 

Birthing Center Tours 

1:30 p.m. Saturdays and 

Sundays, and 7 p.m. Tuesdays 

in January and February, 

1900 Silver Cross 

Blvd., New Lenox. Free, 

hour-long birthing center 

tours will be offered to help 

parents prepare and expect 

the best from their birthing 

experience. For registration 

and more information, visit 

www.silvercross.org/spe 

cialdeliveries. 

Valentine Heart Contest 

Feb. 1-Feb. 17, Lions 

Community Center, 1 Manor 

Drive, New Lenox. Guess 

the number of candy hearts 

in the jar at the Lions Community 

Center. Whoever 

guesses closest to the actual 

number will receive a special 

prize. Contest is for children 

ages 2-13. The winner will 

be notified on Tuesday, Feb. 

21. For more information, 

visit www.newlenoxparks. 

org or call (815) 485-3584. 

MOMS Club of New Lenox 

9:30 a.m. the first and second 

Thursday of each month. 

The monthly business meetings 

for the MOMS Club of 

New Lenox are free, and all 

ages are welcome to attend. 

Meeting locations change 

monthly. For more information 

and meeting locations, 

visit www.MomsClubNew- 

Lenox.com or email momsclubnewlenox@yahoo. 

com. 

To submit an item to the printed 

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the New Lenox Patriot | January 26, 2017 | 3 

NL Fire Foundation welcomes community through breakfast 

Ryan Esguerra 

Freelance Reporter 

Oftentimes more than not, 

when the community interacts 

with its local fire department, 

there is no time to 

talk. The goal for Tim Hartnell 

and the New Lenox Fire 

Foundation is to give firefighters 

and the community 

a chance to interact outside 

of emergency situations. 

“We want the people to 

get to know the public so 

that they feel comfortable 

with their fire department,” 

Hartnell said. “We are here 

to build relationships and 

build a better understanding 

between the district and 

community we serve.” 

As part of that outreach, 

on Jan. 14 the foundation 

hosted its fourth pancake 

breakfast of the year in New 

Lenox. The foundation — 

which is in its seventh year 

of existence — hosts monthly 

breakfasts from October 

through March each year. 

“The foundation assumed 

something the fire department 

has always done and 

expanded on it,” Hartnell 

said. “This breakfast is us 

giving back to the community 

and really partnering up 

with them in order to serve 

them best.” 

The breakfast — which 

serves roughly 300 attendees 

each month during operation 

— focuses on delivering a 

restaurant-quality breakfast 

in a tight-knit community 

atmosphere that all ages can 

enjoy. In addition to traditional 

breakfast favorites, 

like pancakes, scrambled 

eggs, and biscuits and gravy 

served by volunteers from 

around the community, the 

pancake breakfast has entertainment 

that changes from 

month to month. 

“Each month, we try to 

do something other than 

Domenic Greco, of New Lenox, takes a big bite of pancakes Jan. 14 during the New Lenox 

Fire Foundation’s Pancake Breakfast event in New Lenox. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd 

Century Media 

just breakfast for people to 

enjoy,” said Sandra Delair, 

one of the organizers of the 

pancake breakfast. “During 

Christmas, we had meet 

and greets with Santa, and 

this week we have our orchestra 

[a string ensemble 

from Liberty Junior High] 

performing while people eat. 

“We want people to enjoy 

more than just our great 

breakfast.” 

Although the breakfast is 

free, guests can make a donation 

to the Fire Foundation if 

they choose or bring a canned 

food item to be donated to the 

local food pantry. 

New Lenox resident Randy 

James has been bringing 

his family to the Fire Foundation 

Pancake Breakfast 

since moving to the area 

three years ago. He said that 

despite its growing size, the 

pancake breakfast has done 

a good job showcasing the 

type of community members 

that reside in New Lenox. 

“You see more people 

coming out each and every 

year; it is becoming eventoriented 

as opposed to just 

breakfast,” James said. “That 

being said, I think that New 

Lenox is a supportive and 

family-oriented community. 

“Events like this show that 

we value people that serve 

us in any capacity.” 

Hartnell said that all of 

the donations made to the 

fire department go toward 

enhancing the department’s 

life-saving equipment. 

“One of the first things 

the foundation has done 

with proceeds is buy 12 lead 

monitors for emergency cardiac 

situations in the field,” 

Hartnell said. “There is a 

dozen or two people who are 

alive today because of this 

equipment. 

“And up until recently, 

Chicago fire departments 

didn’t even have that type of 

cardiac equipment, so we are 

lucky to provide it.” 

Daryl Mrkvicka, of Tinley 

Park, came to the pancake 

breakfast at the request of 

a friend five years ago. And 

after that first time, he never 

missed it. He said that the 

chance to meet the members 

of the fire department gives 

people a different perspective 

of them. 

“In an emergency, people 

tend to get pushed out of the 

way because firefighters are 

busy,” Mrkvicka said. “So, it 

is nice for people to see that 

firefighters are humans, too, 

like the rest of us; not just 

little robots trained to fight 

fires.” 

Hartnell, who has watched 

the breakfast grow over the 

years, credits the New Lenox 

community for its success. 

“New Lenox has a different 

spirit to it; this is a 

community that gives back,” 

Hartnell said. “We say that 

New Lenox is the home of 

proud Americans, and we really 

believe that.” 

Camden and Karsyn Ring, both of New Lenox, enjoy their 

pancakes. 

Jill Pawlick (left) and Jodi Kozman, both of New Lenox, take 

a break from breakfast to pose for a picture. 

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Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Board of Education 

District asks for payment guarantee from Aunt Nancy’s 

Jon Depaolis, Freelance 

Reporter 

The Lincoln-Way Community 

High School District 210 

Board of Education would 

like a personal guarantee 

from Aunt Nancy’s Child 

Care in its new agreement to 

operate its service out of the 

district’s high schools. 

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The guarantee was added 

to the motion to approve the 

contract terms Thursday, Jan. 

19, during the regular meeting 

of the Board of Education. 

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The contract would “jointly 

and severally and unconditionally 

guarantee and 

promise to pay or perform 

on demand any and all debts, 

obligations, and liabilities of 

Aunt Nancy’s under or arising 

out of the Agreement,” 

per the language of the document. 

This would be a continuing 

promise that would apply 

to renewals and any 

modifications to the agreement, 

according to a board 

memo. The term would be 

from July 1, 2017, through 

June 30, 2020. 

Per the agreement, the 

contractor would agree to remit 

$60,000 to Lincoln-Way, 

with monthly payments of 

$6,000 — starting in October 

and ending in July. 

Dr. R. Scott Tingley said 

he did have discussions with 

Aunt Nancy’s about increasing 

the rates or the remittance 

to the district. Community 

members have been 

concerned with the daycare 

due to its former rent-free 

agreement with the district. 

“They were not interested 

in any of those types 

of scenarios,” Tingley said. 

“Their belief is that if they 

increased rates, they may 

lose clients, which would 

then [hinder] their ability to 

pay the $60,000.” 

Tingley said Aunt Nancy’s 

has not missed a payment 

this year, and it has complied 

with everything the business 

was asked to do. 

“This personal guarantee 

would essentially be an insurance 

policy for the 90-day 

out clause,” Tingley said. “If 

they were to leave on a Friday 

and not come back on a 

Monday, it would give the 

district the opportunity to 

collect on that amount.” 

Tingley said, in his opinion, 

the daycare wasn’t comfortable 

with the personal 

guarantee clause. 

Round It Up 

A brief recap of action and discussion from the Jan. 19 

meeting of the Lincoln-Way Community High School 

District 210 Board of Education 

· District 210 Board 

President Dee Molinare 

opened the meeting by 

informing the public that 

former district employee 

Jonas Lashmet passed 

away earlier this month. 

Lashmet was the first 

staff member employed 

at Lincoln-Way in 1954, 

according to Molinare. He 

taught social studies and 

was the first head football 

coach. Later, he would 

work at District 210 as a 

guidance counselor and 

as principal at Lincoln- 

Way Central. He retired in 

1986. 

· During his curriculum 

and instruction update, 

Tim Reilly informed 

the board members 

that the website Niche 

released its rankings for 

public schools in Illinois. 

Lincoln-Way ranked No. 

1 in safety out of 291 

schools; No. 4 out of 271 

“At this point, I will leave 

it up to the board for motion, 

discussion and directive,” he 

said. 

Board member Christopher 

Kosel said he supported 

amending the motion to include 

the guarantee. 

“Why wouldn’t we want 

to have that personal guarantee?” 

he asked. “What’s 

the con?” 

Board member Christine 

Glatz said it is standard procedure 

and also was in favor 

of adding the personal guarantee. 

The amended motion was 

passed in a 6-1 vote, with 

board member Christopher 

Lucchetti serving as the 

schools for being the best 

for athletes; and No. 22 

for overall best school 

district. The district also 

was graded with an A+ 

for students’ college 

readiness. 

· During the meeting, 

Director of Finance 

Kelly Luzzo addressed 

the board about her 

recent analysis of the 

district’s student activity 

fund. She gave several 

recommendations, 

including closing certain 

accounts in the student 

activities fund that were 

better suited for the 

education fund. She 

also recommended title 

changes for certain 

accounts within the 

student activities fund to 

better clarify their use. 

The report was approved 

by a 7-0 vote by the board 

members. 

lone dissenter. He said after 

the meeting that he has been 

opposed to the deal since 

the beginning, and his vote 

was in line with that previous 

position. 

Board members approve 

Five-Year Strategic Plan 

Board members also 

unanimously approved the 

district’s Five-Year Strategic 

Plan, which lists the Top 2 

Goals for the district in six 

areas — Curriculum/Assessment, 

Technology Outcomes, 

Human Resources, Community/Public 

Relations, 

Building and Grounds, and 

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New Lenox School Board District 122 

D122 highlights early success of one-to-one iPad program 

Megann Horstead 


Students at Spencer Trail 

Kindergarten are continuing 

to use technology in the 

classroom, and the early 

success of the new one-toone 

iPad program was highlighted 

in a presentation Jan. 

18, at the New Lenox School 

District 122 Board of Education’s 

regular meeting. 

“There’s a certain buzz 

in the air at Spencer Trail 

when you’re doing something 

that’s new and exciting,” 

said Dr. Lori Motsch, 

principal of Spencer Trail 

Kindergarten. “There’s a lot 

of preparation and problem 

solving, but the true excitement 

is coming from the 

kids. They love their iPads.” 

This school year, there are 

roughly 2,100 iPads available 

for use by kindergarten 

students at Spencer Trail. 

The cost is $474 per device, 

plus expenses for cases and 

charging carts. 

The district took action to 

form a new lease in 2016 after 

an old one expired. 

“What we’re finding is 

we’re just educating this 

completely different generation 

of kids where they’re exposed 

to technology and we 

want to tap into that,” Motsch 

said. “The kids are completely 

engaged, and it’s something 

that they’re used to. If 

we’re truly preparing them 

for the future, we need to get 

technology in their hands.” 

The program’s effectiveness 

is being reviewed, 

Motsch said. 

“Informally, the teachers 

are just observing how it’s 

going,” she said. “But we’ll 

see at the end of the year, 

with our different assessments 

that we do to see if it 

made a difference. I can tell 

you informally, the teachers 

would say it’s made a difference 

in student engagement.” 

To the concern of technological 

issues, Motsch said 

none of them posed much of 

an issue. 

“That’s the beauty of piloting 

something like this is 

we’re working as a team,” 

she said.” Our building is all 

kindergarten. So, we’re all 

working on it… Speaking of 

the buzz that we have in our 

building right now, it’s one 

of collaboration, trial and error, 

trying to figure out how 

it’s working.” 

Motsch added that it’s key 

knowing that staff strives to 

align the program to fit the 

existing curriculum. 

Continued learning is a 

priority not only for students 

but staff, Motsch said. 

The digital learning ambassadors 

are allotted a $500 

stipend for professional development, 

much of which 

is done in-house. Opportunities 

for support have consisted 

of monthly digital learning 

ambassador meetings, 

full-day training, conferences 

and summer training. 

To date, each staff member 

has accumulated more 

than 25 hours of professional 

development 

The district accounted for 

these expenses using Title II 

funds and other local lines. 

Motsch gave credit to 

school officials for supporting 

the initiative’s launch. 

“I’m sure [the program] 

will change for next year as 

we learn and grow and get 

through this process,” she 

said. 

Board member Phil Adair 

has long been a supporter 

of the one-to-one iPad program. 

He said seeing the 

initiative come together at 

Spencer Trail Kindergarten 

this year has been a pleasure. 

“I think it’s just fantastic 

what you’ve done with the 

students in the integration 

of the iPads,” Adair said. 

“I think it’s just fantastic. I 

wholly support this and hope 

that we continue with the 

iPad, grow the program so 

that every kid in the school 

can have an iPad.” 

To this, Director of Curriculum 

Dr. Marianne Cucci 

said future plans for the oneto-one 

iPad program are to 

be determined. 

“Right now, we purchased 

them through a lease,” she 

said. “We’d definitely like to 

expand. 

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Finance — as well as action 

plans to implement the goals. 

The plan is the result of a 

107-member Strategic Long 

Range Planning Committee, 

which met late last year. 

“These are the overarching 

goals and action plan 

that was discussed at the 

strategic planning [meeting] 

back in December,” 

Tingley said. “These are 

the board’s goals, with input 

from community members. 

We took time as an 

administrative team … and 

crafted the goals to incorporate 

as much of the discussion 

as we could. The action 

plans were developed in 

accordance with the conversations 

that also took place 

and in accordance with the 

goals. As we move forward, 

these serve as our 2017- 

2018 goals.” 

Tingley said some goals 

will be accomplished in six 

months, while others will be 

ongoing. 

“For each of these action 

plans, you’re going to get 

details involving planning,” 

Tingley said. 

Board member Ronald 

Lullo asked how the 

board would address future 

funding for some of the 

goals, to which Tingley said 

that would be tied to future 

budget planning. 

Tingley also said at the 

next two meetings, he will 

bring back all of the goals 

in more detail to have more 

discussions. 

“This will provide us with 

a roadmap and kind of gives 

us some checks and balances,” 

Tingley said. 

Glatz mentioned possibly 

having a public meeting 

on a Saturday that would 

allow the board to do a 

deeper dive into the goals. 

The brochure is now 

available on the district’s 

BoardDocs portal, which it 

began using this year. 

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West grad remembered for facing disorder unafraid 

Meredith Dobes 


Rachel Sweet was a 2015 graduate of Lincoln-Way West 

High School and went on to study accounting at Joliet 

Junior College before she suffered her illness. 

“She wasn’t afraid. She knew the disease she had, and 

she was willing to do whatever it took to complete 

her goals and to make everybody happy.” 

Sue Sweet – Rachel Sweet’s mom, on how her daughter went about life, despite 

having cystic fibrosis 

Rachel Sweet lived her 

life unafraid. 

All in the span of a year, 

the Lincoln-Way West alumna, 

who had cystic fibrosis, 

received a double lung transplant, 

recovered and walked 

across the stage for her high 

school graduation from Lincoln-Way 

West in June 2015. 

On Dec. 31, 2016, the 

19-year-old died after becoming 

ill. She was in 

chronic rejection from her 

transplant, and doctors had 

to weaken her immune system 

because of it, her mother, 

Sue Sweet, said. 

Rachel caught a combination 

cold/flu, and it impacted 

her lungs and other organs. 

She was unable to recover, 

Sue said. 

Rachel’s family remembers 

her as a spirited young 

woman who did not let her 

disease hold her back. 

At the age of 4, Rachel 

was diagnosed with cystic 

fibrosis — a disease that 

causes mucus-producing 

cells in the lungs and digestive 

system to become thick, 

blocking passageways, according 

to a Mayo Clinic 

definition. 

When she reached the 

eighth grade, Rachel became 

severely ill because of the 

disease and was hospitalized 

at least once a month, according 

to Sue. 

At the age of 16, Rachel 

was placed on a waiting 

list to receive a double lung 

transplant. Because of her 

frequent hospitalizations, 

she was home-schooled 

throughout the first three 

years of high school. 

In March 2014, toward the 

end of her junior year, she 

received the transplant. 

During an interview with 

The New Lenox Patriot in 

June 2015, following her 

graduation, Sweet said she 

was proud of her accomplishment 

and excited for the 

future. 

“I’m able to do anything, 

now,” she said during the interview. 

Sue explained that her 

daughter had a couple of 

complications from the 

transplant immediately afterward, 

but Rachel was able 

to recover quickly. 

“For her to complete 

her high school career and 

a double lung transplant 

within the same year was an 

amazing thing,” Sue said. 

“I’m very proud of her that 

she had a goal, and she finished 

it.” 

Rachel enjoyed drawing 

— primarily nature, like 

birds or flowers — taking 

photos of her family and her 

dog, Rocky, and math. 

After high school, she 

started out studying accounting 

at Joliet Junior College, 

but her illness prevented her 

from continuing, Sue said. 

“She would just lighten up 

when she was doing her hobbies, 

her photography,” Sue 

said. “She would get so excited 

about the shot she just 

took, about just being alive 

and in the moment. … She 

knew there was a stronger 

being, and it was driving her 

towards her hobbies — either 

to relax her or to make 

Rachel Sweet and her brother, Randy, pose for a picture during the family’s foundation’s 

annual golf outing. Photos Submitted 

other people feel good.” 

Rachel handled her cystic 

fibrosis diagnosis by 

researching the disease, 

following doctors’ orders, 

attending support groups 

and, overall, not letting it get 

in the way, Sue said. 

“She wasn’t afraid,” she 

said. “She knew the disease 

she had, and she was willing 

to do whatever it took 

to complete her goals and to 

make everybody happy. She 

loved everybody and wanted 

everybody to be happy.” 

Rachel is survived by 

parents James and Sue (nee 

Wagner) Sweet; brother 

Randal Sweet; grandparents 

One of Rachel Sweet’s hobbies was photography, and 

pictured is a photo that she took of her dog, Rocky. 

Edward and Mildred Wagner; 

uncles Edward (Carol) 

Wagner, Thomas (Eileen) 

Sweet and Steven (Mary) 

Sweet; and aunt Barbara 

Sweet. 

The family asked that in 

lieu of flowers, donations be 

sent to Two Sweet Kids — 

the Sweet family’s charity 

group for Rachel and Randal, 

who also has cystic fibrosis 

— at www.paypal.com/ 

cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_sxclick&hosted_button_ 

id=ESGMNLSHPY3BJ or 

the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 

at www.cff.org.

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the new lenox patriot’s 

Standout Student 

Sponsored by Marquette Bank 

Amari Tucker, 

Lincoln-Way West 

Amari Tucker was picked as this 

week’s Standout Student because 

of her academic performance. 

What is one essential you 

must have when studying? 

Staying organized. This 

is key to studying because 

it’s a lot easier going to 

study and having everything 

sorted out by either class or 

semester/quarter. It’s hard 

studying when everything is 

a mess. 

What do you like to do when 

not in school or studying? 

I love dancing, eating and 

hanging around my friends. 

What is your dream job and 

why? 

To be a pediatric clinical 

psychologist because I love 

psychology, and working 

with kids and helping them. 

What is one thing people 

don’t know about you? 

A lot of people think I 

danced in poms for five 

years, but I actually started 

when I was 3 years old. 

Whom do you look up to? 

My mom because she’s so 

strong and brave. She’s also 

been a huge supporter for me 

and dance. 

Who is your favorite teacher 

and why? 

Ms. Biesen is my favorite 

teacher because she’s someone 

I could go to for anything 

school or non-school 

related. She also gets my 

Photo Submitted 

sarcasm and helpful with me 

in school. 

What is your favorite class 

and why? 

AP Psychology because I 

love learning about how the 

mind works and why we behave 

the way we do. 

What is one thing that 

stands out about your 

school? 

That we have a lot of 

school spirit and have a lot 

of opportunities for the students 

here. 

If you could change one thing 

about school, what would 

it be? 

That we could have a longer 

lunch time because I love 

eating, or if we could have 

delayed starts every day. 

What is your best memory 

from school? 

My best memory from 

school was when I was on 

the JV team for competitive 

dance last year, and we 

had an undefeated season. I 

love that team so much and 

dancing with them was a lot 

of fun. 

Standout Student is a weekly 

feature for The New Lenox 

Patriot. Nominations come from 

New Lenox area schools. 

Lincoln-Way teachers attend senate inauguration event 

Submitted by Lincoln-Way 

Community High School 

District 210 

Three Lincoln-Way 

Community High School 

District 210 teachers attended 

an inauguration 

event for a local state senator 

Jan. 11 in Springfield. 

Lincoln-Way East social 

science teachers Kevin Mc- 

Cleish and Patrick Leonard, 

joined by Lincoln-Way 

Central’s Sarah Brady, were 

invited to attend the event 

for state Senator Michael 

School News 


Central receives Schoolyard 

Habitat Action Grant 

Lincoln-Way Central has 

been awarded nearly $1,000 

in grant money from the Illinois 

Department of Natural 

Resources in order to enhance 

their science curriculum. 

Teacher Scott McCreary 

began the process of obtaining 

the Illinois Schoolyard 

Habitat Action Grant in the 

fall semester. By Thanksgiving, 

the application was 

complete. In the second 

week of January, Lincolnway 

Central science teacher 

Catherine Sieber was notified 

that the entire application 

would be funded in the 

amount of $931.90. Sieber 

and McCreary, in conjunction 

with teachers Coley 

O’Connell, Dave Mulconrey 

and Department Chair Sarah 

Highfill, have worked diligently 

to lay the foundation 

for the science curriculum 

throughout Lincoln-Way. 

The money received will 

be used to purchase species 

to be planted in the 

Will County Forest Preserve 

in the coming spring. The 

plants include chokecherry, 

sky blue aster, sideoats 

grama, bottle gentian, prairie 

dropseed and little bluestem. 

Hastings at the Illinois 

State Library. Hastings was 

reelected for a second term 

last November to serve Illinois’ 

19th District, which 

includes Lincoln-Way and 

much of the south suburbs. 

In a statement, the educators 

emphasized the importance 

of community involvement 

and maintaining 

a dialogue with lawmakers. 

They also said it was an opportunity 

to demonstrate 

to students the real-world 

implications of political involvement. 

McCreary and Sieber will 

lead the student-based project 

with Science Club and 

Environmental Action Club. 

Davenport University 

Trolian makes school’s 

president’s list 

New Lenox resident Nicholas 

Trolian was recently 

named on Davenport University’s 

president’s list for 

the fall semester. 

To achieve the recognition, 

a student must maintain 

a minimum 3.8 grade-point 

average while enrolled in at 

least nine credits of regular 

coursework. 

Arizona State University 

Local recognized on ASU’s 

dean’s list 

Benjamin Gruca recently 

earned dean’s list honors 

from Arizona State University 

for his academic performance 

in the fall semester. 

Gruca majors in business/ 

marketing, and he will be 

doing an internship with Fox 

Sports Arizona during the 

spring semester. 

He earned a grade-point 

average of 3.5 or higher, 

while enrolled in 12 or more 

credits to be recognized for 

the school’s dean’s list. 

University of Wisconsin- 

Whitewater 

Patrick Leonard (left to right), Sarah Brady, State Sen. 

Michael Hastings, Kevin McCleish and his wife, Stephanie, 

pose for a picture Jan. 11 during the senate inauguration in 

Springfield. Photo submitted 

Locals make UWW’s dean’s 

list 

Justin Hillman, Amanda 

Grady and Jessica Kaemerer 

were recognized earned 

dean’s list honors for the fall 

semester at University of 

Wisconsin-Whitewater. 

The school reports 3,578 

students were selected for 

the dean’s list this fall. 

Students must receive a 

grade-point average of 3.4 

or above in a single semester 

to be recognized. 

Culver-Stockton College 

West alumna makes dean’s 

list in her first semester 

Deena Baber recently 

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for her fall semester performance 

at Culver-Stockton 

College in Missouri. 

Baber, a psychology major, 

was a 2016 graduate 

from Lincoln-Way West and 

now competes on the girls 

bowling team for Culver- 

Stockton. 

Students must earn between 

a 3.5 and 3.99 GPA, 

enrolled in a minimum of 

12 hours of classes, with no 

grade lower than a C to earn 

dean’s list honors. 

School News is compiled by 

Editor James Sanchez, james@ 

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FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Frankfort adopts downtown 

preservation initiative 

Frankfort Village Board 

recently adopted a measure 

it hopes will encourage residents 

to maintain and beautify 

their downtown homes. 

The Downtown Residential 

Incentive for Preservation 

Program, approved 

Jan. 17, waives permit fees 

for residents who remodel 

or enhance their downtown 

homes without compromising 

their architecture. 

“Our community values 

the preservation and character 

of our historic downtown,” 

Mayor Jim Holland 

said. “This one measure that 

we’re working on … will incur 

that preservation.” 

All applicants for building 

permits within the downtown 

district will be eligible 

for the waiver, which 

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inspection fees. 

Property owners also will 

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efforts in three tiers, corresponding 

with the amount 

of improvement. Rewards 

include a letter signed by the 

mayor, a signed and sealed 

certificate, or a plaque at the 

highest level of beautification 

efforts. 

The program will cost the 

Village a few hundred to few 

thousand dollars in waived 

fees, in addition to costs associated 

with rewards. 

Reporting by Kirsten Onsgard, 

Editor. For more, visit 

FrankfortStation.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Lockport Township 

celebrates opening of new 

building 

After four long years of 

searching, planning and renovating, 

the Lockport Township 

government finally has 

a new home. 

On Jan. 18, Lockport 

Township held a ribbon cutting 

ceremony at its new location, 

1463 S. Farrell Road 

in Lockport, officially opening 

the space to the public. 

“I want everybody to always 

feel welcome here,” 

Lockport Township Supervisor 

Ron Alberico said to the 

crowd of roughly 100 people 

who attended the ceremony. 

Lockport Township purchased 

the 25,000-squarefoot 

building on seven acres 

for $1.1 million in December 

2015, which stirred up 

a lot of controversy at the 

time. Some residents believed 

too much money was 

spent purchasing the former 

site of Parkview Community 

Church, with a handful turning 

out to the ribbon cutting 

with signs urging the Township 

to cut spending. 

Alberico, however, said 

the Township saved a significant 

amount of money 

by purchasing the space. 

He said the total cost for the 

project was roughly $2.5 

million dollars, which included 

renovating the space 

with a new elevator, moving 

walls and installing new carpeting 

and paint, down from 

the original figure of $6 million 

the Township estimated 

it would have cost to build a 

new facility. 

Reporting by Erin Redmond, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

LockportLegend.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Trinity Lutheran students 

donate to Ronald McDonald 

House 

It all started with a dollar 

and a challenge. 

Trinity Lutheran teacher 

Katrina Kloess walked into 

her fifth-grade classroom 

Dec. 19 – just four days after 

she learned her sister Katie 

died in a vehicular crash. 

Despite her grief, Katrina 

was quick to return to school. 

Keeping Katie in mind, Katrina 

was on a mission to 

show her students the true 

meaning of faith in God, and 

that through him there is light 

even in the darkest of times. 

Katrina distributed $1 to 

each one of her 25 students, 

and all they had to do was 

find a way to make a difference. 

That made the challenge 

open to interpretation. 

“Once she said that, we 

looked at each other and we 

were like, ‘We want to do 

this together,’” student Delaney 

Krause said. 

Krause, 11, rounded up 

her best friends Shannon 

Parsons, also 11, and Cailey 

Petro, 10. 

With $3 in hand, the three 

came together and planned 

their project. They chose to 

partner with the Ronald Mc- 

Donald House in Oak Lawn. 

The trio took to YouTube to 

reach more community members, 

and after a week they 

raised $418. They purchased 

toys to give to area children. 

Reporting by Assistant Editor 

Brittany Kapa. For more, visit 

TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Former Mokena resident 

donates kinetic art to 

children’s museum 

Mark Brzeszkiewicz had 

worked with gears, belts and 

other machinery for years, 

but he had never seen something 

like this. 

At an art gallery in Florida 

roughly five years ago, he 

saw work by a kinetic sculptor 

whose pieces ticked, 

wound and spun in a pattern. 

It was so captivating that 

Brzeszkiewicz froze in place. 

“It was the first time I saw 

something move that moved 

[for no other purpose] than 

to be what it was: something 

beautiful,” he said. “It took 

over my life. It sent an incredible 

feeling over me.” 

It was a moment that 

would spur the former Mokena 

and Frankfort resident’s 

obsession and artistic 

career. Late this past year, 

he loaned a piece of his own 

kinetic art to the KidsWork 

Children’s Museum, fitting 

its goal of science education. 

But first, the piece now 

known as the Gear-O-Scope 

was merely a vision. He saw 

gears, floating in space and 

dancing with one another 

in a boundless array of patterns. 

“I literally started dreaming 

about mechanical movements, 

as well, to the point 

where they were impossible 

movements,” said Brzeszkiewicz 

Reporting by Kirsten Onsgard, 

Contributing Editor. For more, 

visit MokenaMessenger.com. 

Police Reports 

Man allegedly punches Silver Cross security guard 

Michael Olivarri, 53, was 

charged with battery and 

trespass Jan. 16, after reportedly 

refusing to leave Silver 

Cross Hospital on the 1900 

block of Silver Cross Boulevard. 

Olivarri was done being 

treated at the hospital and 

was discharged, but he refused 

to leave, police said. 

While security was escorting 

him out, Olivarri punched 

one of the security officers 

in the stomach, police added. 

Police said Olivarri did not 

have a permanent residence. 

Olivarri was reportedly 

transported to the Will County 

Adult Detention Facility. 

Jan. 15 

• Stan Whiting, 50, of 512 2nd 

Ave. in Joliet, was charged 

with driving on a suspended 

license when he was stopped 

on Washington Street and 

Kenmore Avenue. Police reportedly 

conducted a stop 

on Whiting’s vehicle after 

a routine registration check 

revealed his registration was 

expired to later discover he 

had a suspended license. 

Jan. 13 

• A man’s credit card was reportedly 

used to make unauthorized 

purchases. 

• A vehicle parked at Kentucky 

Fried Chicken on the 

300 block of West Route 30 

was reportedly scratched. 

• A TV, other electronics, cigars 

and change were reported 

stolen in a burglary that 

took place in a townhome on 

the 1000 block of Schoolgate 

Road. The unknown person 

reportedly entered the residence 

by breaking a window. 

• Jennifer Williams, 46, of 

19508 S. 116th Ave. in Mokena, 

was charged with retail 

theft at Wal-Mart on the 500 

block of East Route 30. Williams 

allegedly took a TV 

stand from a shelf and went 

to customer service to get a 

refund from the merchandise, 

the police report stated. 

• A man’s PayPal account to 

was reportedly used to make 

unauthorized transactions. 

Jan. 12 

• Nicole Tracy, 46, of 1 Kris 

Drive in New Lenox, was 

charged with driving on a 

suspended license when she 

was stopped on Kris Drive 

and Haven Avenue. Police 

reportedly conducted a stop 

after a routine registration 

check revealed her registration 

was expired to later discover 

she had a suspended 

license. 

Jan. 11 

• A woman’s identity was reportedly 

used to open an account 

with a utility company 

in Michigan. 

Jan. 9 

• A woman’s identity was reportedly 

used to open an account 

with Comcast. 

• Brittany Barefield, 28, of 

108 Page Ave. in Joliet, was 

charged with driving on a 

suspended license when she 

was stopped on Illnois Highway 

and Nelson Road. Police 

reportedly conducted a stop 

after observing Barefield 

speeding to later discover she 

had a suspended license. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The New 

Lenox Patriot’s Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found online on the 

New Lenox Police Department’s 

website or releases 

issued by the department and 

other agencies. Anyone listed 

in these reports is considered to 

be innocent of all charges until 

proven guilty in a court of law.

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Too many restaurants to choose just one 

Amanda Stoll 

a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.com 

This week, I had the 

opportunity to write 

The Dish for each of 

22nd Century Media’s seven 

Southwest Chicago newspapers. 

Researching restaurant 

options was certainly a difficult 

task, and it has me eying 

more than a few places 

to eat in the Frankfort, Mokena 

and New Lenox area. 

A quick glance at Yelp or 

Trip Advisor offers an impressive 

display of options 

for breakfast, lunch, dinner, 

beverages and sweets — 

few of which I’ve had a 

chance to sample just yet. 

It’s not that I’m a picky 

eater; I just know what I 

like and sometimes opt not 

to try something new just 

so I can have something I 

know I really enjoy. That’s 

not to say I don’t try new 

things. I just have to be in 

the right mood. 

I’ve been told Fleckenstein’s 

Bakery is something 

I can’t miss — not that I’d 

want to, either. I have a 

serious sweet tooth, so I’ll 

have to be careful about the 

inevitable sugar high that is 

sure to follow any trip to the 

Mokena bakery. 

One of the few areas I can 

be counted on to always try 

something new in is beer, so 

Arrowhead Ales Brewing 

Company in New Lenox, 

Tribes Alehouse and Grill in 

Mokena — which also has 

a location in Tinley Park — 

and the Elwood Alehouse 

in Frankfort are all musts 

for me. 

As sort of a self-proclaimed 

chicken wing aficionado, 

I’ve got to find a place 

in the southwest suburbs that 

really does it for me. After 

moving here from Peoria, I 

just can’t seem to find one 

that really hits the spot. Up 

next on my list of places to 

potentially fulfill my chicken 

wing hunger is Legends Bar 

and Grill in Mokena — a 

place some of my coworkers 

seem to frequent. 

I’m game for just about 

anything with garlic on 

it, and chicken wings are 

no exception. My favorite 

wings to date are still the 

garlic hot wings from The 

Fieldhouse Bar & Grill in 

Peoria, near the Bradley 

University campus. I highly 

recommend anything on 

their menu to anyone taking 

a trip downstate. 

I’m open to suggestions 

for the best wings in the 

area, but be warned — I’ve 

got very high standards 

for my wings. That’s not 

to say I didn’t enjoy lots 

of the others I’ve tried, but 

I’m still on the hunt for my 

favorite. 

One of the few restaurants 

around here I have had the 

chance to eat at was on my 

first day at the office. Eggcetera 

Cafe in Mokena was 

an enjoyable place for lunch, 

but I’d definitely like to go 

back for breakfast sometime. 

I also recently got to 

sample some of the foods 

at Teardrop Cafe in New 

Lenox for The Dish, which 

was an altogether enjoyable 

experience, and I’ve never 

been more impressed with 

food presentation than I 

was with the sweet cream 

cheese-stuffed French toast. 

I’ve only tried a few 

restaurants, and these are 

just some of the others in 

the Lincoln-Way area I can’t 

wait to try. 

So, here’s to all the good 

the food, good drinks and 

sweet treats to come! 

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The stuff diners crave 

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16 | January 26, 2017 | The New Lenox Patriot FAITH 


Pastor Column 

Wait ‘til this year 

The Rev. Dave Hedlin 

Peace Lutheran Church 

The phrase that paid for 

108 years in the lives 

of Chicago Cubs fans 

was “wait ‘til next year.” 

Unless you were gone to 

Mars from October until 

now, you know the phrase 

needs replacing. My suggestion 

is “wait ‘til this year,” 

not because they should be 

expected to win the World 

Series again, but for a broader 

reason that applies across the 

board. 

We just came through 

Christmas and New Year’s. 

I hope your holidays were 

good, and you didn’t have a 

post-Christmas let down; you 

wouldn’t be alone if you did. 

Many times those feelings of 

disappointment come from 

not getting enough – whether 

“perfect” presents, or positive 

reactions/affirmations 

of what we did or circumstances 

in our lives that didn’t 

change with the flip of a new 

calendar year. So, we make 

New Year’s resolutions, but 

with little hope we’ll actually 

accomplish them … maybe 

next year we will. Even our 

society seems to get stuck 

in a rut of thinking “we can 

be different/better/stronger/ 

richer someday,”but then 

when we don’t get there, we 

keep thinking we’ll get there 

if we just try harder or do 

more or something next year/ 

next time. The result of all 

these seems similar: by chasing 

after something, we’re 

seldom satisfied. “More” is 

not necessarily the answer, 

and neither is “someday.” 

So, what would happen 

if at least occasionally we 

simply “waited for this year,” 

which is to say, we layered 

our daily life with “what is 

good right now?” So many 

of us can list our shortcomings 

– personal ones and ones 

that are “out there.” But God 

seems to be in the business of 

blessing us both in the future 

and now. Jesus managed to 

be present with his disciples 

in moments of crisis and 

in moments of normal-life. 

When he talked about the 

future, it was not to escape 

the present or put all the 

eggs in a future basket, but 

to make connections to the 

blessings of God starting now 

that will come to completion 

later. God is doing something 

in your life this very moment. 

Wait for it, look for it, today! 

The opinions expressed in 

this column are those of the 

author. They do not necessarily 

represent those of 22nd Century 

Media and its staff. 

FAITH BRIEFS 

Peace Lutheran Church (1900 E. Lincoln 

Highway, New Lenox) 

Bring a Friend Weekend 

Feb. 4 and Feb. 5. Bring 

your friends to church. During 

Sunday School, a special craft 

will be provided as well as a 

look at how our church tries 

to help other. This event is for 

everyone — kids and adults. 

Help someone to know he or 

she or they are welcome here! 

Baptism Orientation 

3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 

11. Class for those who wish 

to have children baptized 

at Peace in the next few 

months. 

Church Service 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 8:30 

a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays. 

Bible Study 

10 a.m. Every Wednesday. 

For more information, call 

(815) 485-5327. 

United Methodist Church of New Lenox 

(339 W. Haven Ave, New Lenox) 

Preschool Registration 

Now accepting registration 

for ages 2 through 5 for the 

2017/2018 school year. Registration 

open until classes are 

filled. Kids & Company Preschool, 

in Partnership with the 

United Methodist Church of 

New Lenox. For more information, 

call (815) 485-9504. 

Sunday Family Night 

5-6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 

29. Join United Methodist 

Church of New Lenox every 

month for dinner, music and 

an activity for Pre-K to adults. 

Come and connect with the 

church family. All families 

invited, regardless of age or 

family situation. Visit www. 

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RSVP. There is a $3 suggested 

donation per person. For 

more information, call 815- 

485-8271. 

Orchestra/Ensemble Sunday 

Feb. 12. at both services. 

Calling all instrument players. 

There will be one rehearsal on 

Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 7-8 

p.m. Musicians from fourth 

grade through adult are welcome 

to come play. Please 

sign up at Welcome Center 

to receive your music packet. 

For more information call 

(815) 485-8271. 

Worship Schedule 

Traditional worship is at 

9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on 

Sundays, and contemporary 

worship is at 10:20 a.m. every 

first and third Sunday of 

the month. 

Central Presbyterian Church (1101 S. 

Gougar Road Road, New Lenox) 

Church Service 

10:30 Sundays. For more 

information, call the church 

at (815) 485-5152. 

Bible Study 

7 p.m. Tuesdays 

Trinity Lutheran Church (508 N. Cedar 

Road, New Lenox) 

Worship Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m. 

and 10:30 a.m. Sundays 

Have something for Faith 

Briefs? Contact Amanda Stoll 

at a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia. 

com or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 

34. Information is due by noon 

on Thursdays one week prior to 

publication. 

In Memoriam 

Karen E. Franc 

Karen E. Franc, 69, formerly 

of New Lenox, died 

Jan. 13. She is survived by her 

husband Frank Franc; children 

Steven (Candace) and 

John (Kathy) Franc, Tammy 

Suzan and Cynthia Kastner; 

10 grandchildren; one greatgranchildren; 

siblings Douglas 

and Dyke Wilde; sister-inlaw 

of Georgianna Murphy; 

and numerous nieces and 

nephews. Services were private. 

Arrangements entrusted 

to Schmaedeke Funeral Home 

in Worth. 

Charles R. Carey Sr. 

Charles Russell 

Carey Sr., 93, of 

New Lenox, died Jan. 2. He 

is survived by beloved wife 

Agnes and children Douglas 

(Patricia) Carey, Charles 

Carey Jr. (Audrey), Steven 

Carey (Margretel), Kathleen 

Townsend, James Carey, and 

Daniel Carey; sixteen grandchildren 

and fourteen great 

grandchildren. While serving 

in the Army Air Corps he 

married Agnes in Kirkwood, 

Missouri 

Chuck was a meat cutter 

and enjoyed working with 

customers in Tinley Park. 

He enjoyed working on cars, 

fishing, and (sometimes) the 

Chicago Bears. In his youth 

he raced several times at 

drag strips. He liked talking 

with neighbors, especially 

in later years with dog Max 

at his side. A celebration in 

memory of Chuck will be 

held at 3 p.m. on Feb. 12 at 

Grace Fellowship Church, 

11049 W. LaPorte Road, 

Mokena. Contact Jim at 

chuckmemorial@yahoo. 

com for more information. 

James G. Srygler Sr. 

James G. Srygler 

Sr. 85, of 

New Lenox, died Jan. 12. He 

is survived by his wife Margaret 

(nee Hicks) Srygler; 

children Robert (Nancy) Srygler, 

James (Cynthia) Srygler 

Jr. and Debbie (Chris) 

Carpenter; grandchildren 

Rob, Steve, Dave (Anolda), 

Mike and Matt Srygler and 

Danny Carpenter and greatgrandchildren 

Izabela, Brandon 

and Jaidon Srygler. He 

was a lieutenant for the Will 

County Sheriffs Department 

for 25 years and a veteran of 

the U.S. Army serving in Korea. 

Family received friends 

at Kurtz Memorial Chapel. 

Interment held at Elmhurst 

Cemetery. In lieu of donations, 

memorials to Joliet 

Area Community Hospice 

would be appreciated. 

Joe R. Carrigan 

Joe Raymond 

Carrigan, 83, formerly 

of New Lenox, died 

Jan. 14. He is survived by 

his spouse Merle (nee Roller); 

children Edna of Momence, 

Marilyn, Shanna, Joe 

(Amy), Vivian Jankauskis 

(Jim), Janis, Maureen, Christina 

McBride (Ed), Patrick 

of Joliet, Jennifer and Scott; 

siblings Jerry (Donna), Don 

(Sue) and Janis Eklund; too 

many grandchildren, greatgrandchildren 

and greatgreat 

grandchildren to name 

but equally as important in 

his life. Joe coached several 

years for the New Lenox 

Mustangs football teams 

and the New Lenox little 

league baseball team of the 

Orioles (fondly nicknamed 

“the yellow-bellied sap suckers”). 

He was a proud Korean 

War Army Veteran and 

recipient of several medals. 

Joe loved spending time with 

his “damn kids”, working on 

cars and looking for his tools. 

A memorial service will be 

held at 11 a.m. Feb. 2 at The 

Barber & Oberwortmann 

Horticulture Center, 227 N. 

Gougar Road, Joliet with a 

private family luncheon afterward. 

Internment will be 

held in Abraham Lincoln 

National Cemetery with full 

military honors. In lieu of 

donations, memorials to the 

family or www.cotaforjases. 

com would be appreciated. 

Benice B. Kasper 

Benice B. Kasper (nee 

Bosky), 89, of New Lenox, 

died Jan. 14. She is survived 

by her children Karen Slattery, 

Michael (Robin), Timothy 

(Kimberly), Jonathan 

(Cloud); grandchildren Colleen 

(Andrew) Proffit, Mollie 

(John) Scott, Kelly Slatery, 

Erik Kasper, Kristen (Jason) 

Mann, Ryan (Libby) Kasper, 

Rebecca (Matthew) Prebble, 

Joseph Kasper, Alexander 

Kasper; great-grandchildren 

Maddi, Logan, Ethan, Everett, 

Oliver and Ellis; sister 

Patricia (Vincent) Notson 

and a sister-in-law Albena 

Ruther. Family received 

friends at Kurtz Memorial 

Chapel Funeral service held 

at St. Jude Catholic Church, 

and Interment took place at 

Resurrection Cemetery. 

Have someone’s life you’d like 

to honor? Email Editor James 

Sanchez at james@newlenoxpatriot.com 

with information 

about a loved one who was a 

part of the New Lenox community.

newlenoxpatriot.com Life & Arts 


Singer reveals ‘hidden talents’ through first album 

Jon DePaolis 


Every album tells a story. 

For New Lenox resident 

Molly Rose, it just so happens 

that her first full-length 

album of original music tells 

the story of a lifelong love 

affair with music. 

Rose, 30, recently released 

“Hidden Talents,” which 

is available on her website 

(mollyrosemusic.tumblr. 

com), at her live shows or 

at Down Home Guitars in 

Frankfort, where she is a 

teacher. 

“I was one of those kids 

who was singing before she 

was talking,” Rose said. 

“I always have loved music, 

and I loved singing at 

church and places like that. 

I had wanted to play guitar 

for a long time, and in high 

school, my parents finally 

said I could do that.” 

Her first guitar was an 

Ovation Balladeer acoustic 

guitar. 

“I still have it, and I intend 

to keep it until I die,” she 

said, laughing. “It’s a fantastic 

guitar.” 

Rose said being homeschooled 

in high school allowed 

her a lot more time to 

hone her musical gifts. 

“As soon as I started playing, 

it just took off — I loved 

it,” she remembers. “I was 

playing a lot, and other opportunities 

came up to sing 

at my church’s youth group. 

All through high school, I 

was doing a lot of singing 

and playing and performing 

mostly contemporary Christian 

music.” 

Around that time, Rose 

started taking guitar lessons 

at what became Allegro Music 

& Dance Academy in 

Lockport. 

“My guitar teacher was a 

jazz musician,” Rose said. 

“I’ll be honest: I didn’t care 

for jazz music all that much, 

and I guess I had an image of 

jazz that wasn’t completely 

accurate.” 

Rose said her teacher began 

to expose her to popular 

jazz musicians, including 

some who created music 

from stage work that she 

loved as a child. 

“I realized that was like 

the ‘great American songbook,’ 

and that was sort of 

the bedrock of jazz music,” 

Rose said. “I was hooked, 

and I started playing jazz all 

the time.” 

Some of the musicians 

that influenced her were 

songwriters Irving Berlin 

and George Gershwin, who 

both composed music for 

film and stage productions. 

“I really fell in love with 

the buoyancy of that music,” 

Rose said. “From there, I 

started enjoying listening to 

Benny Goodman, as well as 

big band and swing.” 

She also started listening 

to other legends, such 

as Miles Davis. At the same 

time, she was still deepening 

her love for acoustic rockers, 

with Christian bands like 

Jars of Clay. 

After she graduated from 

college, she got a job at 

Down Home Guitars in 

Frankfort as a music teacher. 

“They took me in,” she 

said. “[Down Home] plays 

a lot of bluegrass, but it’s 

also a lot of acoustic instruments, 

and I was drawn to 

that sound.” 

Throw in some acoustic 

guitar stars like Ingrid Michaelson 

and Fiona Apple, 

as well as classics like Ella 

Fitzgerald, and Rose’s own 

unique sound started to 

form. 

Rose said her desire to 

record an album began 10 

years ago. 

“Eventually, I was getting 

closer to turning 30, and I 

said I really should do that,” 

Pictured is Molly Rose’s album cover, which is titled 

“Hidden Talents.” 

she said. 

The process, however, 

wasn’t always smooth sailing. 

During her junior and 

senior years in college, she 

began taking composition 

classes. 

“I started to really delve 

into jazz writing in my second 

half of college,” Rose 

said. “The songs [on ‘Hidden 

Talents’] were written 

over the course of several 

years. Some I wrote in college 

and had just kind of 

stashed away in a closet.” 

Others were more recent 

works that she started once 

she made up her mind to accomplish 

her recording goal. 

“The title, ‘Hidden Talents,’ 

was [selected] for a 

lot of reasons,” Rose said. 

“It has to do with the way in 

which I compose. I think of 

composing as sort of discovering 

and letting songs and 

chords and melodies emerge 

from all of the ingredients 

and inspirations that are 

stewing around. I sort of see 

what rises to the top.” 

Another reason for the 

title was that no one knew 

she was writing music at the 

time. 

“Some of these songs 

have been buried away, and 

nobody really knew … so, it 

was kind of a fun little play 

on words to call it ‘Hidden 

Talents,’” Rose said. 

But titles aside, the process 

to record was somewhat 

grueling. In 2015, Rose said 

she started working with 

fellow New Lenox resident 

Aaron Woodbury, who was 

building a recording studio 

in his home. 

“I really wanted to start recording 

there, so I met with 

him,” Rose said. “He used to 

work with microphone companies. 

He was really gracious 

and helpful throughout 

the process.” 

Rose said the recording 

process took several months, 

as she brought in local musicians 

and soloists to record 

their portions of the songs. 

New Lenox resident Molly Rose performs on the third 

Tuesday of every month from 7-9 p.m. at Elwood Alehouse 

in Frankfort, as well as at other local venues around the 

area. Photos Submitted 

“I started with a recording 

section with the rhythm section, 

and from there I started 

to write horn arrangements 

to send out to people,” Rose 

said. “It was layering the 

sounds on top of each other. 

Some parts I had sounded 

out in my head, but others 

came about once I started the 

process. I made changes and 

adjustments.” 

The mixing process came 

next, followed by the mastering 

of the audio. She 

worked with Joey Fernandez 

at Blue Flash Studio for the 

mastering. 

Finally, in December of 

2016, Rose released her debut 

album of original music. 

It was the final lines of what 

is still just the beginning of 

her musical career. 

For those who want to 

check out her music live, 

once a month, Rose performs 

at Elwood Alehouse 

in Frankfort. She also performs 

at local, intimate venues 

such as Hailstorm Brewing 

Company in Tinley Park 

and Stray Bar in Frankfort. 

On Feb. 24, she is scheduled 

to perform and host 

an open mic night at Down 

Home Guitars from 7-9 p.m. 

On Feb. 25, she is scheduled 

to perform at a beer-anddinner 

pairing event from 

7-9 p.m. at Blue Island Beer 

Company in Blue Island.

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Tour these Luxury Homes in 

of Frankfort 

The Dish 

Teardrop Cafe serves up 

decadent, savory breakfast 

Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor 

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Despite having a large 

main dining space and a 

second smaller dining area, 

Teardrop Cafe remains a 

cozy place to have a bite to 

eat and a cup of coffee. 

The restaurant, nestled in 

the middle of the Laraway 

Ridge Plaza, offers casual 

breakfast, brunch and lunch 

seven day a week. 

Morning eats 

The sweet cream cheese 

stuffed French toast ($8.45) 

is piled high with fresh, 

sweet strawberries and bananas, 

crunchy walnuts and 

finished with a dusting of 

cinnamon sugar and several 

dollops of whipped cream. 

The dish also has sweet 

cream cheese between and 

atop the two slices of warm, 

thick French toast, leaving 

this popular breakfast somewhere 

between French toast 

and cheesecake. 

Diners can make it 

crunchy ($1) with a coating 

of Frosted Flakes. 

Other breakfast items include 

farm fresh egg dishes, 

biscuits and gravy, and plenty 

of different omelet and skillet 

choices, ranging from the traditional 

Denver omelet to the 

spicy Mexican skillet. And, 

for anyone who is not satisfied 

by any of those options, 

there is always the buildyour-own 

opportunity. 

Staff favorites include any 

of the six varieties of waffles 

($6.45-$8.95) and the chipotle 

eggs Benedict ($9.95) 

— two poached eggs served 

over Canadian bacon and an 

English muffin, topped with 

spinach and hollandaise 

sauce and served with a side 

of hash browns. 

The sweet cream cheese stuffed French toast ($8.45) at 

Teardrop Cafe in New Lenox is piled high with strawberry, 

banana and crunchy walnuts. 

Amanda Stoll/22nd Century Media 

Afternoon eats 

A recent addition to the 

menu, the chicken Parmesan 

panini ($8.95) features a 

hot, breaded chicken breast, 

smothered in marinara, sprinkled 

with mozzarella and Parmesan 

cheeses, sandwiched 

in between two buttery, toasted 

slices of thick-cut bread. 

The clubs, panini and 

wraps all come with a side of 

traditional or seasoned fries, 

and a cup of soup. 

Lighter menu options include 

a range of salads and 

daily homemade soup specials. 

Although the soups 

change from day to day, 

there always is cream of 

chicken with rice available 

on Sundays. 

Three years and counting 

Owners Gina Buck and 

Toni Chester opened Teardrop 

Cafe in November of 

2013, and not only made it 

past the one-year mark — 

something with which many 

small businesses struggle — 

but also recently expanded 

to the space next door to offer 

increased seating and an 

area for large groups. 

With the expansion, a 

Teardop Cafe 

826 W. Laraway Road in 

New Lenox 

Hours 

• 6 a.m.-3 p.m. daily 

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Phone: (815) 717-8111 

brand new menu and catering 

added to their repertoire, 

Buck said they have has done 

well since opening Teardrop 

Catering three years ago. 

Opening the restaurant was 

a dream that came to fruition 

after Buck and Chester had 

worked together as waitresses 

— something they both continue 

to do at Teardrop Cafe. 

Buck said it is something 

that makes their place special, 

because they spend time sideby-side 

with their staff and interacting 

with the customers. 

Another thing she said is 

special about Teardrop Cafe 

is that the fruits and vegetables 

are always fresh. And in 

addition toe the food, people 

are a core component of the 

business. 

“We’re friendly, and people 

want to be around friendly,” 

Buck said.

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Little Joe’s Restaurant 

(1300 N. Cedar Road, 

New Lenox; (815) 463- 

1099) 

5-8 p.m. Tuesdays: Piano 

Styles by Joe 

MOKENA 

The Alley Grill and Tap 

House 

(18700 S. Old LaGrange 

Road, Mokena; (708) 

478-3610) 

■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(11247 W. 187th St., Mokena; 

(708) 478-8888) 

■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays, 

Fridays and Saturdays: 

Performance by Jerry 

Eadie 

LOCKPORT 

The Outpost Pub & Grill 

(14929 Archer Ave., Lockport; 

(815) 836-8893) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and 

Thursdays: Live DJ and 

Karaoke 

Strike N Spare II 

(811 Northern Drive, 

Lockport; (708) 301- 

1477) 

■9:30 ■ p.m.-12:30 a.m. 

Mondays: Quartermania 

■Fridays: ■ Live bands 

HOMER GLEN 

Mullets Sports Bar and 

Restaurant 

(14903 S. Bell Road, 

Homer Glen; (708) 645- 

7000) 

7 p.m. Wednesdays: Trivia 

ORLAND PARK 

Girl in the Park 

(11265 W. 159th St., 

Orland Park, IL; (708) 

226-0042) 

■7 ■ p.m. Mondays: Trivia 

■5:30 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: 

Live Music 

■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo 

■8 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: 

Live Music 

The Brass Tap 

(14225 95th Ave. Suite 

400, Orland Park; (708) 

226-1827) 

■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia. 

Prizes awarded 

■9 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: 

Live music 

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in The Scene, email 

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Build and Move into Your New Home from the low $200s 

With Lincoln-Way Schools at Prairie Trails in Manhattan 

Distinctive Home Builders provides homeowners the 

highest quality home on the market 

Distinctive Home Builders 

continues to add high quality 

homes to the Manhattan 

landscape at Prairie Trails; its 

latest new home community, 

located within the highly-regarded 

Lincoln-Way School 

District. Many families are 

happy to call Prairie Trails 

home and are pleased that 

Distinctive is able to deliver a 

new home with zero punch list 

items in 90 days. Before closing, 

each home undergoes an 

industry-leading checklist that 

ensures each home measures 

up to the firm’s high quality 

standards. 

“Actually our last average 

was 81 working days from excavation 

to receiving a home 

occupancy permit - without 

sacrificing quality,” said Bryan 

Nooner, president of Distinctive 

Home Builders. “Everyone 

at the company works 

extremely hard to continually 

achieve this delivery goal for 

our homeowners. Our three 

decades building homes provides 

this efficient construction 

system. Many of our 

skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company for 

Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model 

over 20 years. We also take 

pride on having excellent communicators 

throughout our 

organization. This translates 

into a positive buying and 

building experience for our 

homeowners and one of the 

highest referral rates in the industry 

for Distinctive.” 

In all, buyers can select 

from 13 ranch, split-level and 

six two-story single-family 

home styles; each offering 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations. The three- to 

four-bedroom homes feature 

two to two-and-one-half 

baths, two- to three-car garages 

and a family room, all in 

approximately 1,600 to over 

3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included 

in most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new 

home truly personalized to 

suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of 

the first floor; custom maple 

cabinets; ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, 

baths and foyer; genuine wood 

trim and doors; granite countertops 

and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails. All home sites at Prairie 

Trails can accommodate a 

three-car garage; a very important 

amenity to the Manhattan 

homebuyer, according 

to Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails we wanted to provide 

the best new home value for 

the dollar and we feel with 

offering Premium Standard 

Features that we do just that. 

So why wait? This is truly the 

best time to build your dream 

home!” 

Distinctive offers custom 

maple kitchen cabinets featuring 

solid wood construction 

(no particle board), have solid 

wood drawers with dove tail 

joints, which is very rare in the 

marketplace. “When you buy 

a new home from Distinctive, 

you truly are receiving custom 

made cabinets in every home 

we sell no matter what the 

price range,” noted Nooner. 

Nooner added that all 

homes are highly energy efficient. 

Every home built will 

have upgraded wall and ceiling 

insulation values with 

Recently closed Prairie Trails Arbor Model 

energy efficient windows and 

high efficiency furnaces. Before 

homeowners move into 

their new home, Distinctive 

Home Builders conducts a 

blower door test that pressurizes 

the home to ensure that 

each home passes a set of very 

stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

Typically a wide variety of 

homes are available to tour 

that include ranch and twostory 

homes. 

Distinctive is also offering 

a brand new home, the 

Stonegrove, a 3,000 square 

foot open concept home with a 

split foyer entry, formal living 

and dining rooms, a two-story 

great room, four bedrooms 

and an upstairs laundry room. 

Distinctive also offers Appbased 

technology allowing its 

homeowners to be updated 

on the progress of their new 

home 24 hours a day, seven 

days a week at the touch of a 

button. 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live featuring a 

20-acre lake on site, as well 

as direct access to the 22-mile 

Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through 

many neighboring communities 

and links to many other 

popular trails. The Manhattan 

Metra station is also nearby. 

Besides Prairie Trails, Distinctive 

Home Builders has 

built hundreds of homes 

throughout Manhattan in the 

Butternut Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well 

as thousands in the Will and 

south Cook county areas over 

the past 30 years. 

Visit the on-site sales information 

center for unadvertised 

specials and view the numerous 

styles of homes being 

offered and the available lots. 

Call (708) 737-9142 for more 

information or visit us online 

at www.distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails 

new home information center 

is located three miles south 

of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 52. The 

address is 16233 Pinto Lane, 

Manhattan, IL, 60422. Open 

Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Closed Wednesday and Thursday 

and always available by 

appointment. Specials, prices, 

specifications, standard features, 

model offerings, build 

times and lot availability are 

subject to change without notice. 

Please contact a Distinctive 

representative for current 

pricing and complete details.

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The New Lenox Patriot’s 

Wooded 1.71-acre 

Lot in the Rivendell 

subdivision. All minutes 

from transportation, train, 

shopping and schools. 

Where: 2101 Oakview 

Court, New Lenox 

What: Five bedrooms, fourand-a-half 

baths, two-story 

home with a three-car 

garage. 

This custom-built, 4,018 

square-foot home 

welcomes you as you 

walk into the beautiful, 

large, open foyer. Brazilian 

cherry hardwood floors 

throughout and features 

a first floor master 

bedroom suite with an 

updated master bath, four 

additional bedrooms and 

main level office/den. The 

kitchen features black 

Galaxy granite counter 

tops and slate/mosaic tile 

with a granite accent, all 

upgraded appliances and 

cozy breakfast/reading 

nook. The huge dining area 

opens to great room with 

16-foot volume ceilings, 

main level laundry room, 

plus mud room, and the 

full basement features a 

theater room with seven 

comfy reclining seats, rec 

room and storage room. 

There are wonderful views 

of the wooded property 

from every room of the 

of the 

WEEK 

house, and you could enjoy 

the natural wildflowers and 

in-ground pool out back. 

Listing Price: $534,900. 

Listing Agent: Chris 

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1200 E. Lincoln Highway 

New Lenox, call (815) 474- 

1450. 

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Frankfort, Tanglewood $279,900 

Orland Park, Deer Haven Estates $1,049,000 

New Lenox, Waters Chase $499,000 

Dec. 7 

• 1517 Delmar Drive, 

New Lenox, 60451- 

2310 - Adam J. Senkpeil 

To Daniel J. Gordon, 

Katherine Bern Gordon 

$222,800 

• 1745 Glenbrooke Lane, 


3779 - Drh Cambridge 

Homes Inc To James G. 

Kohlbacher, Nicole M. 

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9763 - Franklin Street 

Real Estate To Nicole 

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• 909 W Haven Ave., 

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James A. Kestel To Aaron 

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• 1816 Tudor Lane, New 

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- Jeremiah J. Gericke 

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$273,400 

• 2950 Foxwood Drive, 

New Lenox, 60451-8643 

- Standard Bank & Trust 

Trustee To Shane Tucker, 

Ashley Tucker $267,500 

• 604 Ogden Road, 


2115 - Thomas Arroyo To 

Rose Marie Poplawski, 

$170,000 

• 1106 Stacey Drive, New 

Lenox, 60451-4037 - First 

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Orland Park, Eagle Ridge $439,900 

Coal City, Lincoln Lake $990,000 

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Sale 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ES- 

TATE of 1420 Ottawa Drive , New 

Lenox, IL 60451 (residential single 

family). On the 2nd day ofFebruary, 

2017 to be held at 12:00 noon, 

at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 

57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 

201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case 

Title: CITIZENS BANK N.A. 

F/K/A RBS CITIZENS N.A. AS 

SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO 

CHARTER ONE BANK N.A., 

Plaintiff V. JOSEPH LEBDA 

A/K/A JOSEPH A LEBDA; 

CHERYL A LEBDA; EQUABLE 

ASCENT FINANCIAL, LLC; 

MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC; 

DISCOVER BANK, Defendant. 

Case No. 13CH 1087 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial 

Circuit, Will County, Illinois. 

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) 

at the time of sale and the balance 

within twenty-four (24) hours; 

plus, for residential real estate, a 

statutory judicial sale fee calculated 

at the rate of $1 for each 

$1,000 or fraction thereof of the 

amount paid bythe purchaser to 

the person conducting the sale, not 

to exceed $300, for deposit into the 

Abandoned Residential Property 

Municipality Relief Fund. Nojudicial 

sale fee shall be paid by the 

mortgagee acquiring the residential 

real estate pursuant to its credit bid 

at the sale or by any mortgagee, 

judgment creditor, or other lienor 

acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights inand to the residential 

real estate arose prior to the 

sale. All payments shall be made in 

cash or certified funds payable to 

the Sheriff of Will County. 

In the event the property is a condominium, 

in accordance with 735 

ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 

hereby notified that the purchaser 

of the unit, other than amortgagee, 

shall pay the assessments and legal 

fees required by subdivisions 

(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and 

the assessments required bysubsection 

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the 

Illinois Condominium Property 

Act. 

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 

(J) ifthere is asurplus following 

application of the proceeds of sale, 

then the plaintiff shall send written 

notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 

5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the 

proceeding advising them of the 

amount ofthe surplus and that the 

surplus will beheld until aparty 

obtains a court order for its distribution 

or, in the absence of an order, 

until the surplus is forfeited to 

the State. 

For Information Please Contact: 

POTESTIVO AND ASSOCIATES 

811 E. South Blvd. 

Rochester Hill, Michigan 48307 

P: 248-853-4400 

F: 248-853-0404 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR 


Sale 

DEBT COLLECTION PRAC- 

TICES ACT YOU ARE AD- 

VISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM 

IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT 

COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO 

COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED 

WILL BE USED FOR THAT 

PURPOSE. 


TATE of 621 Ridgefield Road, 

New Lenox, IL 60451 (Single 

Family Home). On the 9th day of 

February, 2017 to be held at 12:00 

noon, at the Will County Courthouse 

Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 

Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under 

Case Title: Bayview Loan Servicing, 

LLC, aDelaware Limited Liability 

Company Plaintiff V.Timothy 

L.Gillooley; Susan M. Gillooley; 

Wildwood Club Estate 

Homeowners Association; Unknown 

Heirs and Legatees of 

Timothy L. Gillooley, ifany; Unknown 

Heirs and Legatees of Susan 

M.Gillooley, ifany; Unknown 

Owners and Non Record Claimants 

Defendant. 



























In the event the property is acon- 

dominium, in accordance with 735 

ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 









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obtains acourt order for its distribution 



the State. 


THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP




Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 


Sale 

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Chicago, Illinois 60603 

P: 312-360-9455 

F: 312-572-7823 










PURPOSE. 


TATE of 2342 Rock Canyon, New 

Lenox, IL 60451 (Single Family). 

On the 2nd day ofFebruary, 2017 

to be held at 12:00 noon, at the 

Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 

N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, 

Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: 

STANDARD BANK AND 

TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois 

banking corporation Plaintiff V. 


TRUST COMPANY, as trustee under 

the provisions of a Trust 

Agreement dated the 11th day of 

May, 2001, and known asTrust 

Number 16947; THOMAS V. 

KIRKLAND, an individual; 

KARYN A. KIRKLAND, an individual; 

CARLSON PARTNERS, 

LTD., an Illinois corporation; and 

UNKNOWN OWNERS and 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendant. 





























ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 









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the State. 


Arnstein & Lehr, LLP 

120 South Riverside Plaza Suite 

1200 

Chicago, IL 60606 

P: 1-312-876-6657 

F: 1-312-876-0288 










PURPOSE. 


TATE of 258 Circlegate Road, 

Unit 4, New Lenox, IL 60451 (Single 

family). On the 9th day ofFebruary, 

2017 to be held at 12:00 

noon, at the Will County Courthouse 

Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 

Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under 

Case Title: PNC Bank, National 

Association Plaintiff V.Andrew R. 

Nordstrom aka Andrew Nordstrom; 

Windermere West IV Condominium 

Association; PNC Bank, 

National Association s/b/m National 

City Bank; Illinois Housing 

Development Authority; Defendant. 





























ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 









Act. 













the State. 


ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER 

LLC. 

1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120 

NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563 

P: 630-453-6960 

F: 630-428-4620 










PURPOSE. 


TATE of 2964 Ferro Drive, New 

Lenox, IL 60451 (Single Family). 

On the 16th day of February, 

2017 to be held at 12:00 noon, at 

the Will County Courthouse Annex, 

57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 

201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case 

Title: Caliber Home Loans, Inc. 

Plaintiff V. John N. Bitter; Dawn 

M. Bitter; JPMorgan Chase 

Bank, N.A., anational banking 

association Defendant. 

Case No. 16 CH 0269 in the Circuit 




























ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 









Act. 













the State. 


Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 

One East Wacker Suite 1250 


P: 1-614-220-5611 

F: 










PURPOSE. 


TATE of 131 Twilight Lane, New 

Lenox, IL 60451 (Residential). On 

the 2nd day ofFebruary, 2017 to 

be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will 

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. 

Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, 

IL 60432, under Case Title: Fifth 

Third Mortgage Company Plaintiff 

V. Stacey Cannon; et. al. Defendant. 





























ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 









Act. 













the State. 


Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 

100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 










PURPOSE. 

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Notices 

Certificate No. 31247 was filed in 

the office of the County Clerk of 

Will on January 6, 2017 wherein 

the business firm of Tiffanee 

Fouts DBA Cruise Planners located 

at 202 Ford Drive, New Lenox, 

IL 60451 is registered and a 

certificate notice setting forth the 

following: 

Tiffanee Fouts, 248 Somerset Ct, 


815-715-9466 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Ihave 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, 

this 6th day of January 2017 

Nancy Schultz Voots 

Will County Clerk 

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PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 

THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- 

CUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

CITIZENS BANK N.A. F/K/A 

RBS CITIZENS N.A. AS SUC- 

CESSOR IN INTEREST TO 

CHARTER ONE BANK N.A., 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

JOSEPH LEBDA A/K/A JOSEPH 

A LEBDA; CHERYL ALEBDA; 

EQUABLE ASCENT FINAN- 

CIAL, LLC; MIDLAND FUND- 

ING, LLC; DISCOVER BANK, 

Defendant. 

No. 13 CH 1087 

Consolidates with case(s): 

C13-76772 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that 

pursuant to ajudgment entered in 

the above cause onthe 26th day of 

September, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 

Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, 

will on Thursday, the 2nd day of 

February, 2017 ,commencing at 

12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will 



IL 60432, sell at public auction to 

the highest and best bidder orbidders 

the following-described real 

estate: 

LOT 73, IN SAUK PRAIRIE ES- 

TATES, UNIT 2,BEING A SUB- 

DIVISION OF PART OF THE 

EAST HALF OFTHE NORTH- 

WEST QUARTER OFSECTION 

2, IN TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, 

AND IN RANGE 11 EAST OF 

THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME- 

RIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

JANUARY 21, 1974, AS DOCU- 

MENT NO R74-1712, IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

1420 Ottawa Drive ,New Lenox, 

IL 60451 

Description of Improvements: 

residential single family 

P.I.N.: 

14-12-02-103-009-0000 


























ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 









Act. 









surplus will beheld until aparty



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the State. 

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE 

CONTACT: 

POTESTIVO AND ASSOCIATES 

811 E. South Blvd. 

Rochester Hill, Michigan 48307 

P: 248-853-4400 

F: 248-853-0404 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 










PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a 

Delaware Limited Liability Company 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Timothy L. Gillooley; Susan M. 

Gillooley; Wildwood Club Estate 

Homeowners Association; Unknown 

Heirs and Legatees of 

Timothy L. Gillooley, ifany; Unknown 

Heirs and Legatees of Susan 

M.Gillooley, ifany; Unknown 

Owners and Non Record Claimants 

Defendant. 

No. 14 CH 1438 




the above cause on the 3rd day of 

November, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 


will on Thursday, the 9th day of 








estate: 

LOT 102 IN WILDWOOD CLUB 

ESTATES UNIT 5,ASUBDIVI- 

SION OF PART OFTHE EAST 

HALF OF THE NORTHWEST 

QUARTER AND THE WEST 

HALF OF THE NORTHEAST 

QUARTER OF SECTION 21, 

TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 

11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRIN- 

CIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORD- 

ING TOTHE PLAT THEREOF 

RECORDED JUNE 30, 1994 AS 

DOCUMENT NO. R94-65481, 

NEW LENOX TOWNSHIP, 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


621 Ridgefield Road, New Lenox, 

IL 60451 


Single Family Home 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-21-176-015-0000 


























ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 









Act. 













the State. 


CONTACT: 

THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP 

33 W. Monroe St. Suite 1140 

Chicago, Illinois 60603 

P: 312-360-9455 

F: 312-572-7823 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 



TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois 

banking corporation 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 


TRUST COMPANY, as trustee under 

the provisions of a Trust 

Agreement dated the 11th day of 

May, 2001, and known asTrust 

Number 16947; THOMAS V. 

KIRKLAND, an individual; 

KARYN A. KIRKLAND, an individual; 

CARLSON PARTNERS, 

LTD., an Illinois corporation; and 

UNKNOWN OWNERS and 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendant. 

No. 15 CH 1500 

Consolidates with case(s): 

15 D 1140 




the above cause on the 27th day of 

October, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 










estate: 

LOT 107 IN PALMER RANCH 

UNIT 2, A SUBDIVISION OF 

PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF 

THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OFSEC- 

TION 32, TOWNSHIP 35 

NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF 




MAY 17, 1996 AS DOCUMENT 

NO. R96-43970 IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 


2342 Rock Canyon, New Lenox, 

IL 60451 


Single Family 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-32-206-021-0000 


























ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 









Act. 













the State. 


CONTACT: 

Arnstein & Lehr, LLP 

120 South Riverside Plaza Suite 

1200 


P: 1-312-876-6657 

F: 1-312-876-0288 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


PNC Bank, National Association 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Andrew R. Nordstrom aka Andrew 

Nordstrom; Windermere West IV 

Condominium Association; PNC 

Bank, National Association s/b/m 

National City Bank; Illinois Housing 

Development Authority; 

Defendant. 

No. 15 CH 2627 





November, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 










estate: 

UNIT NO. 4IN LOT 90 IN WIN- 

DERMERE WEST IVCONDO- 

MINIUMS, AS DELINEATED 

ON A SURVEY OFTHE FOL- 

LOWING DESCRIBED REAL 

ESTATE: LOTS 79 TO 92, BOTH 

INCLUSIVE, IN WINDERMERE 

WEST UNIT 10, BEING A SUB- 

DIVISION OF PART OF THE 

NORTHWEST QUARTER OF 

SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 35 

NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF 




APRIL 14, 1988 AS DOCUMENT 

NO. R88-14983 AND LOTS 76 

TO 78, BOTH INCLUSIVE, IN 

WINDERMERE WEST UNIT 11, 

BEING A SUBDIVISION OF 

PART OF THE NORTHWEST 

QUARTER OF SECTION 27, 

TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 

11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRIN- 

CIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH 

SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EX- 

HIBIT "A" TO THE DECLARA- 

TION OF CONDOMINIUM RE- 

CORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 

R89-8985, AS AMENDED FROM 

TIME TO TIME, TOGETHER 

WITH ITS UNDIVIDED INTER- 

EST IN THE COMMON ELE- 

MENTS. 


258 Circlegate Road, Unit 4, New 

Lenox, IL 60451 


Single family 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-27-102-039-1004 


























ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and 

(H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are 









Act. 













the State. 


CONTACT: 

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER 

LLC. 

1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120 

NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563 

P: 630-453-6960 

F: 630-428-4620 


MIKE KELLEY 











PURPOSE. 


) SS. 




CUIT 


Caliber Home Loans, Inc. 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

John N. Bitter; Dawn M.Bitter; 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., anational 

banking association 

Defendant. 

No. 16 CH 0269 





June, 2016, MIKE KELLEY, 










estate: 

Lot 94, except that part described 

as follows: beginning at 

the Southwest corner of said lot 

94, Thence North 13degrees 08 

minutes 17seconds west 137.21 

feet along the west line of said lot 

94 to apoint on acurve at the 

Northwest corner ofsaid Lot 94, 

Thence Northeasterly along a 

curve tothe right with aradius 

of 286.66 feet and having abear- 

ing and distance of North 79degrees 

34minutes 37 seconds East 

10.01 feet along the Northerly 

line of lot 94; Thence South 08 

degrees 57 minutes 24seconds 

East 137.10 feet to the point of 

beginning, in Cherry Hill Meadows 

Unit No. 2, a subdivision of 

part of the East 1/2 ofSection 18, 

Township 35 North, Range 11, 

East of the third principal meridian, 

according tothe plat thereof 

recorded August 27, 1997 as 

document number R97-73594, 

and certificate of correction recorded 

February 25, 1999 as 

document number R99-26305, in 

Will County, Illinois. 


2964 Ferro Drive, New Lenox, IL 

60451 


Single Family 

P.I.N.:



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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Chris Robinson 

A fan favorite. 

Chris Robinson is a junior 

guard on Lincoln-Way Central’s 

boys basketball team. 

How did you get into 

the sport? 

I didn’t start as young as 

I should have, probably. My 

mom started dating this guy, 

who she ended up marrying, 

and he was into basketball 

and started teaching me 

when I was 11 years old. I 

started to get better at it and 

just stuck with it. 

What’s the best part 

about it? 

I just like how it keeps you 

thinking. It never stays the 

same; it changes rapidly. I 

also like getting the reaction 

from the crowd and playing 

in front of my friends and 

family, and being able to do 

well in front of them. 

What’s your greatest 

memory on the court? 

It was the first time I 

scored over 15 points. I was 

in seventh-grade, and I was 

in this high school league. 

Everything was just clicking 

for me. That game right 

there built my confidence 

because at the time, I didn’t 

think I was that good. But 

after that I realized I could 

do this. 

Do you have any 

pregame superstitions? 

I pray before every game. 

I definitely do that. I pray for 

both teams. 

What’s something most 

people don’t know 

about you? 

I like to draw and sing. I 

also like anime, like Dragonball 

Z and Naruto. 

What’s the best part 

about Central? 

The teachers. Some of 

the teachers will understand 

you more than your friends 

do. They’ve been through a 

lot, and you could learn a lot 

from them. 

Who do you look up to? 

My mother because she 

sacrificed for me to go and 

play basketball, go to camps, 

buy me shoes and things 

like that as a single mother. 

To have me at such a young 

age, I commend her because 

sometimes I’ll go to sleep, 

and she’ll come [home], and 

I wake up, and she’s already 

gone for work. I see how 

hard she works, and I love it. 

She’s my everything. 

If you won the lottery, 

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what’s the first thing 

you’d buy? 

I’d take my close group of 

friends and family that are 

living in poverty and take 

them out. 

Who would be alongside 

you in your dream 

starting five? 

Muhammad Ali, Bruce 

Lee, Michael Jordan and 

Kobe Bryant. 

If you could have any 

ability from an NBA 

player, what would 

have? 

Kyrie Irving’s handles. 

His handles are insane. He 

has a ball on a string. Also, 

probably his clutch ability. 

He’s a great player under 

pressure. He’s a finisher, too. 

Just give me Kyrie Irving, 

and I’ll be fine. 

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highlights 

The rest of the week in 

high school sports 

Girls basketball 

Bradley-Bourbonnais 51, 

Lincoln-Way Central 30 

Senior Courteney Barnes 

led the Knights with seven 

points and eight rebounds, 

while fellow forward Abi 

Baumgartner scored six 

points and reeled in six rebounds. 

Senior guard Hayley 

Papoccia also scored six 

points in the loss. 

Boys swimming 

Lincoln-Way Central 107, 

Homewood-Flossmoor 69 

Tim Murphy had a day, 

winning three of his events, 

including the 100-yard freestyle 

and 100-yard breaststroke. 

He was also on the 

winning 400-yard free relay 

with Danny O’Brien, Mason 

Maze and Zach Athos. 

Central was successful overall, 

winning nine of the 12 

events against Homewood- 

Flossmoor. Jake Culver and 

Dylan Sterling were also 

winners in their individual 

events. 

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Boys Basketball 

Central cannot overcome East’s size in blowout loss 

Robinson scores 

16 points; notches 

three 3s in first 

quarter in loss 

Frank Gogola 


Dorian Aluyi admittedly 

had a tough transition from 

Lincoln-Way North to Lincoln-Way 

East. 

It took quite some time 

for the senior to adjust to 

a new coach in the spring 

and new teammates over 

the summer. His positive 

attitude and team-first approach 

have helped the 

Griffins succeed and his 

play flourish. 

Aluyi and fellow big 

man Sam Shafer combined 

for 29 points in a 65-45 

win on Jan. 18 as Lincoln- 

Way Central struggled with 

East’s size and length. 

“He has made the transition 

easy for not only himself 

but for everyone,” East 

coach Rich Kolimas said. 

“He brings everybody into 

the fold. He’s the first one 

to say ‘East on three.’ He’s 

been through a lot, and he 

could have complained, but 

he embraced this change.” 

Aluyi scored 13 of his 15 

points in the first half as East 

built a 32-23 halftime lead. 

Three of his four field goals 

were layups, and he pulled 

down seven rebounds. 

This Week In... 

Knights Varsity 

Athletics 

Boys basketball 

■Jan. ■ 27 - hosts Bradley- 

Bourbonnais, 6 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 31 - at Lincoln-Way 

West, 6:30 p.m. 

Those were positives as Kolimas 

has been encouraging 

his 6-foot-5 forward to play 

more physical down low. 

Exit one 6-foot-5 player, 

and enter another. Shafer 

picked up were Aluyi left 

off, scoring 12 of his 14 

points in the second half. 

He poured in seven points 

as part of a 12-3 East run to 

blow open the game at 44- 

26 in the third quarter. 

Central coach Bob Curran 

knew East’s height was going 

to be a challenge for the 

undersized Knights. 

“We tried to pressure 

them, which we normally 

don’t do,” Curran said. “I 

think that’s the first time 

we’ve done that all year. 

[We were] working harder 

on defense because we’re 

out denying, trapping, trying 

to get some steals. I 

thought their size was really 

going to hurt us if we just 

played in the half court.” 

The Griffins improved 

to 13-8 overall and 4-0 at 

home. They own doubledigit 

wins over district rivals 

Central and Lincoln- 

Way West, a feat Aluyi 

wasn’t shy to highlight. 

“We beat West at home, 

and now we beat Central at 

home, so I guess you could 

say we’re the best Lincoln- 

Way in the district,” he said. 

“It’s nice to have that feeling.” 

Central fell to 5-14, having 

played 17 of 19 games 


■Jan. ■ 26 - hosts Andrew, 6 

p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 31 - at Thornridge, 6 

p.m. 

■Boys ■ swimming and diving 

■Jan. ■ 26 - at Andrew, 5 p.m. 

on the road. 

The Knights were led by 

junior Chris Robinson’s 

16 points. He made three 

3-pointers in the first quarter, 

with the third one knotting 

the game 12-12. 

East’s Joey Buggemi 

made a 3-pointer on the 

next possession, and the 

Griffins never relinquished 

the lead. He finished with 

eight points. 

Kolimas was concerned 

with Central’s ability to 

shoot the 3-pointer. The 

Knights made four in the 

first half but were limited to 

one after halftime. 

“It was because of that 

dribble penetration, kick 

out for 3s that we were really 

worried [about],” Kolimas 

said. “So, we were out 

there protecting the 3-point 

line. As a consequence, we 

didn’t have much help off 

the dribble, and they were 

getting in the lane kind of 

easily on us. Then we made 

some adjustments in the 

second half.” 

The game featured 36 

combined turnovers – 17 

committed by East and 19 

by Central. East used its 

length to tip passes and 

take away passing lanes, 

but numerous turnovers on 

both sides were the result of 

unforced errors, like passes 

out of bounds or backcourt 

violations. 

“Very uncharacteristic 

of us,” Curran said of the 

Warriors Varsity 

Athletics 

Boys basketball 

■Jan. ■ 28 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

West Warrior Showdown 2 

p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 31 - hosts Lincoln-Way 

Central, 6:30 p.m. 

Guard Bryan Ross (right) tries to shoot over the 

outstretched arms of East’s Sam Shafer. Jan. 18, during 

a game against Lincoln-Way East in Frankfort. Julie 

McMann/22nd Century Media 

turnovers. “Usually, we’ve 

been a good offensive team 

this year, not [committing] 

many turnovers. I thought 

we turned them over quite 

a bit. We just didn’t convert 

them on the other end. There 

was a bunch of loose balls 


■Jan. ■ 26 - at Thornwood, 

6:30 p.m. 

■Jan. ■ 31 - hosts Bradley- 

Bourbonnais, 5 p.m. 

Boys bowling 

■Jan. ■ 27 - at IHSA state final, 

TBA 

we didn’t get. The turnovers 

were a big thing for us.” 

“We need to handle the 

pressure better,” Kolimas 

said. “Even tonight, it was 

a little skittish. We need to 

handle the ball better.” 

■Jan. ■ 28 - at IHSA state final, 

TBA 

Boys swimming 

■ ■Jan. 27 - at Metea Valley 

Invite, 5 p.m. 

■ ■Jan. 28 - at Metea Valley 

Invite, 10 a.m.



Boys Club Hockey 

Sandburg falls to Lincoln-Way during senior night 

Brittany Kapa, Assistant Editor 

It ultimately took a shoot 

out to determine the winner 

of the Sunday night matchup 

pitting rival Sandburg 

against Lincoln-Way. 

The two teams both call 

Arctic Ice Arena home, but 

the Eagles fell just short of 

netting a senior night victory 

with a 3-2 loss against 

their rival. 

After a moment of silence 

in remembrance of David 

Dolitsky the eight graduating 

seniors were announced 

to the packed arena, and 

each presented flowers to 

their mother’s prior to puck 

drop. But all niceties went 

out the window once the 

first period got underway. 

The Eagles started out 

slow, and found it difficult 

Boys Club Hockey 

to get control of the puck 

during the first period. The 

Lincoln-Way defense held 

their composure, and their 

opponents to the defensive 

zone for much of the scoreless 

period. Penalties played 

a major role in the first period 

as the Eagles had to kill 

two minor penalties called 

on Joey Gigliotti for boarding 

and Connor Fullick for 

hooking. Gigliotti was also 

called for a misconduct, and 

sat out the remainder of the 

period. 

“We should have played 

a lot better,” Sandburg head 

coach Mitch Tews said 

about the team’s performance. 

“Our team needed 

to come out hard, but we 

didn’t. We played down to 

their level.” 

The second period saw an 

uptick for Sandburg as they 

came out strong. Nicholas 

Grosskopf broke through 

Lincoln-Way’s defense just 

3 minutes and 55 seconds 

into the period and buried 

the puck in the back of the 

net off of a quick wrist shot. 

“We came out flat in the 

first period, and just got 

back at in the second period,” 

Tews said about how 

the emotions of senior night 

effected his team’s ability to 

focus, and play to their full 

potential. 

Justin Ries sat for two 

minutes in the box for a 

crosscheck, and Lincoln- 

Way’s Jack Bieniek took 

advantage of the man advantage 

to tie the game. 

A short-handed goal from 

Slappin’ wins together 

Lincoln-Way Hockey triumphs in St. Louis tournament 

The Lincoln-Way Hockey team won the Arctic Blast Tournament in St. Louis on Jan. 15. 

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Daniel Neubaum assisted 

by Daniel Oliszewicz put 

Sandburg at a goal advantage 

going into the third 

period. 

“We told our guys to stay 

in there, to stay cool,” head 

coach Kevin Galassini said. 

“Just play the game we’re 

playing, and sure enough it 

came.” 

Jason Lange evened up 

the score early in the third 

period with a shot from the 

point, and the two teams 

would be forced to face 

each other in a shoot out. 

“We just tried to make our 

passes a little crisper, made 

sure we dump the puck in 

and wear them out defensively 

so we could play it 

low, get it back up and score 

some goals,” Lincoln-Way’s 

Luke Phillips said. 

Dominic Witkowski, Lincoln-Way’s 

defense coach, 

said that despite Sandburg 

efforts at line matching the 

team was able to break the 

puck out cleaning, and hold 

it in at the blue line. 

“Sandburg was trying to 

get match up on us, especially 

with their first line,” 

Witkowski said. “We were 

able to hold strong, we were 

stepping up at the blue line 

really making great plays.” 

Lincoln-Way’s ability to 

hold off Sandburg pushed 

the game into a shoot out, 

and Lincoln-Way’s Quinn 

Fessler, who had 32 saves 

for the night, stopped all of 

Sandburg’s attempts. 

Galassini preached patience 

to his team, and despite 

Sandburg’s Blake 

Kallberg’s best attempt 

Luke Phillips and Alex 

Vanderlee were able to secure 

the team’s victory. 

“Our goalie stood on his 

head, and he got us a point 

tonight,” Tews said about 

Kallberg’s 23-save performance 

overall. 

Caleb Hack, from Lincoln-Way Central, handles the puck up 

the ice Sunday, Jan. 22, during a game against Sandburg in 

Orland Park. Photos by Adam Jomant/22nd Century Media 

Lincoln-Way Hockey’s George Griggs, from Lincoln-Way 

West, fires a wrist shot on net. 

Luke Phillips, from Lincoln-Way Central, fires a shot. 

“We played our hearts 

out,” Galassini said. “We 

had to play both ends of the 

ice. Sandburg is a big rivalry, 

and we laid it all out 

there. We forechecked, we 

backchecked, it was a tough 

game.”



Wrestling 

West places third in conference despite missing top wrestlers 

Meagher, Upchurch 

and Stokes place in 

Top 3 but Central 

struggles overall 

Jason Maholy 


Seven Lockport wrestlers 

were crowned South- 

West Suburban Conference 

champions, and four more 

finished in the Top 3 at their 

respective weights as the 

Porters finished first among 

15 teams in the annual conference 

tournament held 

Saturday, Jan. 21, at Stagg 

High School in Palos Hills. 

Jason Stokes was Lincoln-Way 

Central’s highest 

finisher, placing second 

at 132 after a 10-3 

loss to Abdullah Assaf, of 

Lockport. Liam Meagher 

avenged a quarterfinalround 

loss to Lockport’s 

Brendan Ramsey and won 

a 3-1 overtime decision to 

place third at 126, and Noah 

Upchurch (182) also took 

home a third-place medal. 

Ryan Gillooley (160) finished 

fourth, and Kevin 

Gillooley (145) and Lucas 

Korte (285) finished sixth 

for the Knights. 

Lockport tallied 290 

points to finish well ahead 

of runner-up Sandburg 

(217.5). Lincoln-Way West 

(192) placed third, Lincoln- 

Way East (115) was sixth, 

Andrew (113) took seventh, 

and Lincoln-Way Central 

finished ninth (110). 

Lockport earned titles 

from Matt Ramos (106), 

Abdullah Assaf (132), 

Brandon Ramos (138), Baylor 

Fernandes (145), Trevell 

Timmons (160), Nick 

Dado (170) and Payton 

Fernandes (182). Anthony 

Molton (113) placed second; 

and James Pierandozzi 

(120), Yousif Salah (195) 

and Ronald Tucker (285) 

all finished third. Brendan 

Ramsey (126) placed 

fourth. The only weight at 

which a Lockport wrestler 

did not finish in the Top 6 

was 220 pounds. 

Assaf, a two-time state 

qualifier, defined his conference 

performance as merely 

“OK,” but he was satisfied 

he kept his mistakes to a 

minimum and was able to 

execute offensively. He defeated 

Stokes 10-3 in the 

title match. 

“I’d have liked to opened 

it up [offensively] a little 

more on some of these guys 

... but I got my offense going 

most matches,” he said. 

“That’s what I was really 

focused on coming in – just 

learning, opening up, getting 

ready for the postseason. 

A conference title is 

great, but at the end of the 

day, it’s my senior year. I’ve 

been down to state a couple 

times already, and the one 

thing I want more than anything 

is that state title.” 

Lincoln-Way West coach 

Brian Glynn was proud of 

the way his Warriors competed 

and pleased with the 

team’s third-place finish, especially 

considering several 

regulars sat out the tournament 

for various health 

reasons. West was without 

arguably its five tope wrestlers 

in Gehrig Simon (132), 

Jake DiBenedetto (138), 

Jake Price (142), Trevor 

Schmidt (182) and Jake 

Dudeck (220). 

DiBennedetto is out for 

the season with a torn meniscus. 

“I was extremely happy,” 

Glynn said. “We had five JV 

guys in the lineup and still 

came in third in this conference.” 

The Warriors failed to 

crown any champions, 

but Tom Buell (126), Joey 

Schloegel (145), A.J. Patterson 

(152) and Josh Bohne 

(160) all placed second. 

Garret Geigner (106), Payton 

Geigner (113), Chris 

Kennedy (120) and Robert 

Noga (195) took fourth; and 

Kyle Quinn (170), Jimmie 

Olds (220) and Nick Skentzos 

(285) all finished fifth. 

Olds, subbing for Dudeck, 

had wrestled only six varsity 

matches all season. 

“I thought it was huge,” 

Glynn said of Olds stepping 

up in Dudeck’s absence. 

“And the other guys did really 

well – all of them, from 

tip to bottom. They wrestled 

really well against some really 

tough wrestlers.” 

Lincoln-Way East coach 

Tyrone Byrd said the Griffins 

“had some moments.” 

He is hoping to see some 

better results at regionals, 

but he was pleased with the 

efforts of 285-pound champion 

Sam Diehl; Nick Mihajlovich, 

who placed second 

at 182; and Dylan Conway, 

who returned from monthlong 

absence to place sixth 

at 170. 

“Definitely up and down 

the lineup there’s some guys 

that need to step up, that 

have had some letdowns,” 

Byrd said. “I expect great 

attitudes and great effort every 

time we step on the mat, 

and when we come up short 

on that, that’s where the disappointment 

comes. We had 

some guys that are starting 

to hear that message, and 

it’s starting to sink in a little 

bit.” 

Anthony Eatinger (145) 

placed fourth and Chris 

Wilder (195) took fifth for 

the Griffins. 

Diehl qualified for state 

last season, but his pin of 

Sandburg’s Malik Scates in 

Lincoln-Way Central’s Jason Stokes (right) takes on 

Lockport’s Abdullah Assaf in the 132-pound championship 

match. Jason Maholy/22nd Century Media 

1:45 in the championship 

match marked his first conference 

title. 

Diehl came into the season 

with the goal of being 

“at the top of podium” 

in Champaign – that is, a 

state championship. He has 

worked on every facet of his 

game to put himself in position 

to do that.” 

Developing a better offensive 

repertoire has enabled 

him to be aggressive 

in the first period, score 

some early points and take 

control of matches, he said. 

His double-leg takedown 

of Scates in the title match 

didn’t go unnoticed by his 

coach. 

“Sammy Diehl goes out 

and does what Sammy does. 

He just owns the mat whenever 

he wants to,” Byrd said. 

“It took a little bit of time 

for him to break through 

and say, ‘Enough’s enough; 

I’m going to do what I’m 

capable of doing,’ and then 

he did and it turned into a 

fall. It was nice win for him 

and a great way to finish his 

[regular] season. ... And to 

get a big boy up in the air 

like that, get a double and 

finish at that way and get the 

pin, that’s pretty cool.” 

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Gutsy defense leads to West’s overtime victory 

Warriors sweep 

crosstown rivals in 

regular season play 

Frank Gogola 


Lincoln-Way West senior 

Stephanie Athanasoulis had 

a hunch Lincoln-Way Central 

was playing for the tie, 

not the win. 

As the seconds ticked 

down in overtime with Central 

trailing by two, she poked 

away a cross-court pass. West 

Freshman Taylor Gugliuzza 

grabbed the ball, and the 

Warriors ran out the clock. 

“I didn’t think they were 

going to attempt a 3-pointer,” 

Athanasoulis said. “I 

knew they were going to hit 

it down low because Courteney 

Barnes is very talented, 

as well as [Abi Baumgartner]. 

I was playing help side, 

and I knew Taylor was there, 

so all I had to do was tip it.” 

Athanasoulis’ deflection 

and Gugliuzza’s steal secured 

a 71-69 overtime victory for 

West on Jan. 19 against visiting 

Central. The victory-sealing 

play was made possible 

by Tara Hastings’ buzzer 

beater to force overtime and 

West’s strong free-throw 

shooting in the extra frame. 

“Intense,” West senior 

Emily Atsinger said. “That’s 

the word of the game.” 

Central pulled within 71- 

69 when Baumgartner converted 

a three-point play 

with 17.7 seconds left. An 

errant inbound pass resulted 

in a jump ball awarded 

to Central. Knights coach 

Dave Campanile called a 

timeout after seeing West go 

to a man-to-man defense for 

the first time all night. 

West went back to the 

high 2-3 zone after the timeout 

as Barnes inbounded to 

Baumgartner. Baumgartner 

took the ball to the near 

block before kicking it 

back to Barnes at the wing. 

Barnes tried to fire a pass 

to Natalie Spudic at the far 

block, but Athanasoulis deflected 

the ball, and Gugliuzza 

grabbed it after one 

bounce before it went out of 

bounds. 

“It wasn’t so much a play,” 

Campanile said. “It really 

wasn’t a one-hitter. It was 

more of a read. If we could 

see the high-low, we’d try to 

go for it. If not, skip it for the 

3. West did a good job of getting 

their hands up and making 

it a tough pass for us.” 

“I was like, ‘Taylor, thank 

God you caught that ball,’” 

Athanasoulis said. 

Atsinger led West with 22 

points. Athanasoulis chipped 

in 18 points. Courtney 

O’Donnell had 16 points and 

nine rebounds. 

Central’s Baumgartner 

dominated down low with 

23 points and 10 boards. Colleen 

Barrett (20 points) and 

Hayley Papoccia (15 points) 

made six and five 3-pointers, 

respectively. A 12th 3- 

pointer in the closing seconds 

could’ve meant victory. 

“The problem is their post 

players,” West coach Ryan 

White said. “It’s one of those 

things, as small as we are, 

we chose to live with outside 

shots. They hit it, and 

we thought about switching, 

but it’s a tough matchup with 

the size they have. We didn’t 

think they could keep up the 

shooting, and to their credit, 

they did.” 

West (19-4, 6-1) looked 

like it was going to lose to 

Central (11-11, 4-3) in regulation. 

However, Hastings sunk 

a turn-around floater from the 

near block to beat the buzzer 

and force overtime. 

Atsinger assisted on the 

Knights forward Courteney Barnes (right), who scored 23 

points and nabbed 10 rebounds, contests a layup from point 

guard Emily Atsinger, who led the team with 22 points. 

play after Central’s Haley 

Ragland missed the second 

of two free throws with 9.3 

seconds left, keeping West’s 

deficit at 61-59. 

“I was really nervous,” 

Atsinger said. “I needed to 

get the ball out of my hands, 

because I knew I wasn’t going 

to get the shot off. I saw 

Tara wide open underneath 

the basket and just threw it.” 

Central opened overtime 

with the first five points. 

Papoccia made a 3-pointer, 

and Baumgartner added a 

layup on the next possession. 

West responded with 10 

consecutive points, all of 

which came at the freethrow 

line. The Warriors 

shot 10-of-12 from the 

charity stripe, with Atsinger 

making five, Gugliuzza 

adding four and Hastings 

chipping in one. 

This was Central’s second 

loss to district and 

conference rival West this 

season. The Knights led 

by one point in the fourth 

quarter but lost 62-50 when 

the teams met on Dec. 18 at 

Central. 

“We’re a little sick of 

moral victories,” Campanile 

said. “We’re looking 

to turn the corner and get 

one of those actual victories 

against a top-notch team. 

We have to use this as a 

turning point in our season.” 

Right: West guard Tara 

Hastings shoots a floater. 

Lincoln-Way Central forward Natalie Spudic releases a 

layup during the close loss to Lincoln-Way West on Jan. 19 

in New Lenox. Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media



Eric Ullian wins sectional to help lead West to state 

Knights miss final 

qualifying spot by 47 

RANDY WHALEN 


For Eric Ullian there simply 

had never been anything 

like this feeling. 

“It’s better than anything 

I’ve ever done,” Eric said. 

The “it” Ullian was referring 

too was being the 

individual champion of the 

Plainfield North boys bowling 

sectional on Saturday, 

Jan. 21, at Town and Country 

Lanes in Joliet. 

Not only did the Lincoln- 

Way West senior roll his 

best-ever six-game series of 

1,425 to win the individual 

title of the sectional, but it 

happened the day before his 

18th birthday. And the best 

gift for him was the fact it 

helped the Warriors to advance 

to state for the first 

time ever as a team. 

“We’ve thought we had 

better teams in the past,” he 

said. “But on this team, the 

chemistry is just on top. We 

just pick each other up and 

have the best mindset. This 

[whole experience] has been 

an extra birthday present.” 

Someone close to him 

agreed. That was his coach, 

who also happens to be his 

dad, Scott Ullian, who is 

in his first season as head 

coach. 

“It’s emotional,” Scott 

said of seeing his son qualify 

for state as the sectional 

champion. “He just missed 

going to state by 16 pins 

as a freshman, and I’m so 

proud that Eric can finish 

his high school career on a 

special note in going with 

the team. 

Eric held off LaSalle-Peru 

senior Nate Stubler (1,386 - 

high of 259) by 39 pins to 

win the title. 

“I can’t even comprehend 

this,” Scott added. “I’m so 

happy for the boys to make 

it. We knew this sectional 

was tough and [the teams] 

weren’t far apart. I just can’t 

say enough about these 

guys, it’s so fun to coach 

them.” 

After the tournament was 

over, the team congregated 

in a room at the lanes and 

brought out a big birthday 

cake. Jan. 21 was senior 

Noah Selof’s 18th birthday, 

while the next day brought 

Eric’s birthday and also 

sophomore Mike Nork’s 

16th birthday. 

Their present was the 

trip to state Friday, Jan. 27, 

and Saturday, Jan. 28, at 

St. Clair Bowl in O’Fallon. 

That came courtesy of a 

second-place overall finish 

at the sectional. 

Minooka won the title, 

its third in the last four 

years, with a six-game total 

of 6,179. Lincoln-Way 

West (6,078) was second, 

while Morgan Park (6,059) 

was third. Lockport Township 

(6,009) placed fourth, 

Sandburg (5,917) was fifth 

and Oak Forest (5,900) was 

in the sixth and final team 

spot. 

The top six teams, along 

with the top seven individuals 

who are not on 

a qualifying team, go to 

state. Bolingbrook (5,876), 

Andrew (5,872), Lincoln- 

Way Central (5,853), Oswego 

East (5,702), Chicago 

Christian (5,689) and Joliet 

West (5,624) rounded out 

the other 12 teams that were 

at the sectional. 

In addition to Eric’s 1,425 

– which included at least a 

205 in the first five games 

and a high of 278 in game 

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2, Lincoln-Way West only 

used five bowlers. The others 

were Nork (1,215 - high 

of 234), junior Caleb Kirby 

(1,172 - high of 214), senior 

Nick Baber (1,144 - high of 

204) and Selof (1,122 - high 

of 225). Junior George Dennison, 

freshman Cameron 

Jablonski and junior Alex 

Kubitz didn’t bowl for the 

Warriors. 

While Lincoln-Way 

Central finished ninth, the 

Knights were only 47 pins 

behind the final qualifying 

team, which was Oak Forest. 

To make matters worse, 

the Knights top bowler on 

the day - sophomore Jack 

Davern (13th overall, 1,257 

- high of 226), missed tying 

for the final individual 

qualifying spot by 10 pins. 

“Jack just missed it,” 

Lincoln-Way Central coach 

Coley O’Connell said. “But 

we used seven guys overall. 

We struggled, but we didn’t 

quit. We kept battling. 

“We were 9-3 in dual 

meets on the season and we 

won the Plainfield North 

Baker Tournament to open 

the season. We’re looking 

to return all of our starters 

and had only one senior on 

the team.” 

The rest of the Lincoln- 

Way Central scores were 

junior Trevor Amir (1,225 - 

high of 246), freshman Alex 

Nolan (1,203 - high of 264), 

junior Steven Plane (908 

for 5 games - high of 224), 

freshman Austin Zaker (761 

in 4 games - high of 221), 

junior Ricky Wesel (317 in 

2 games - high of 173) and 

senior Michael Mitchell 

(182 in Game 5). Freshman 

Tommy Martini didn’t bowl 

for the Knights, who had the 

second highest team score 

in a game with a 1,125 in 

game two. 

Providence’s Jordan 

Chavez (12th, 1,265 - high 

Lincoln-Way West’s George Dennison warms up before the 

Plainfield North boys bowling sectional Saturday, Jan. 21, 

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of 262) just missed the cut as 

he finished two pins behind 

Lincoln-Way East junior 

Colton Marks for the final 

individual qualifying spot. 

Chavez, who placed 12th 

overall, is listed as the first 

potential “at large” bowler 

that could advance from 

this sectional to state. That 

would be nice for the senior, 

who was instrumental in 

helping the Celtics get a full 

team this season for the first 

time in school history. 

Lockport was in second 

at the morning break and 

still in that position after 

four games before falling off 

a bit the last two. But with 

nearly an entirely new lineup 

this season, many wondered 

if the Porters could make it 

back to state. They have. 

The Porters, who were the 

2013 state champions and 

finished in a tie for fourth 

last season, will be making 

their fifth consecutive 

trip to state and 10th in the 

15 year history of the boys 

state finals. 

“At the beginning of the 

season, I never thought we 

would be in this position,” 

Lockport coach Ron Davis 

said. “But I have good 

kids, they listen and learn. 

I’m very happy that we 

qualified again. 

“We even had a lot of 

things going on this [past] 

week with ripped thumbs 

and kids out with illness. 

We had Joe Wagner step in, 

bowl all six games and do 

an awesome job.” 

This season has been a 

magical one for Sandburg. 

The Eagles won their first 

ever SouthWest Suburban 

Conference title and followed 

that up by winning 

the Bremen Regional on 

Jan. 14 by 469 pins. But 

they struggled in the sectional, 

hanging in the sixth 

and final spot from games 

2-through-5 before moving 

up a spot at the end. 

Still all that mattered was 

the Eagles, who placed sixth 

at state last year, made it for 

the third straight season and 

fifth time since 2009. 

“I’m excited,” Sandburg 

coach Jeff Kwilose said. 

“As long as you’re first or 

sixth [in the sectional] you 

get there and get a shot. 

It was a grind all day. We 

hadn’t struggled like that in 

awhile, but the kids came 

through. 

“Most of these guys except 

[junior] Alex Zylo have 

experience from being at 

state last year.”



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1. Abi Baumgartner 

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The Lincoln-Way 

Central forward did 

her best in trying to 

hand Lincoln-Way 

West its first loss at 

home by notching a 

double-double with 

23 points and 10 

rebounds in a twopoint 

overtime loss. 

2. Emily Atsinger 

West’s four-year 

varsity point guard 

was aggressive 

offensively in 

possibly her last 

game against her 

crosstown foes. She 

scored a team-high 

22 points. 

3. Colleen Barrett 

The Knights kept 

the game close 

behind a bevy of 

3-pointers. Barrett 

made a game-high 

six to finish with 20 

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There was Lockport, and 

then there was everyone 

else. 

The Porters dominated the 

lanes to run away with the 

SouthWest Suburban Conference 

girls bowling championship 

on Jan. 21 at Brunswick 

Zone in Woodridge. 

They took first place out of 

nine team at the championship 

meet after going 8-0 in 

conference play during the 

regular season. 

Lockport, the No. 1 team 

in the state according to the 

latest IllinoisBowling.net 

rankings, was a team on a 

mission. Its six-game score 

was 697 pins better than 

second-place Lincoln-Way 

West. 

“We were determined to 

prove a point today of how 

good Lockport is,” said 

Dana Ackerson, Lockport 

senior and SWSC individual 

champion. “I’m proud of 

this team.” 

Each of Lockport’s five 

bowlers made the all-conference 

team. The bowlers 

with the 11 highest scores 

earn the recognition. West’s 

Hannah Kirby (eighth) and 

Emily Paul (10th) earned 

all-conference honors, and 

Maddy Willson (seventh) 

was the lone representative 

for Central. 

Lockport’s winning score 

ended up to be 6,316 pins, 

followed by Lincoln-Way 

West’s 5,619. Andrew took 

third place with 5,511 pins, 

while Sandburg was fourth 

with 5,274 pins. Lincoln- 

Way Central (4,809) and 

Lincoln-Way East (4,792) 

rounded out the top six. 

The Porters’ six-game 

score of 6316 pins was the 

fifth-highest total in program 

history. The threegame 

score of 3305 in the 

afternoon session was the 

third-best mark in program 

history. 

“I expected us to bowl well 

but not this well,” Lockport 

coach Art Cwudzinski said. 

“We’re very talented and 

deep, so I expected us to win 

because of this talent, but I 

didn’t expect this.” 

The Porters were led by 

Dana Ackerson, who won 

the individual title after taking 

second last year. Her 

six-game total of 1383 and 

three-game total of 758 pins 

in the afternoon session 

were both career bests. The 

758 was the second-highest 

three-game series in program 

history. 

“This is the best team in 

Lockport history,” said Art 

Cwudzinski, who is in his 

17th year as Lockport head 

coach. “They win regardless 

of whichever five are out 

there. I thought the (2014- 

15) team [that won the state 

title] was the best in school 

history, and the next team 

has eclipsed that every year.” 

Lockport heads to the 

Plainfield South Regional 

with fellow SWSC member 

Sandburg on Feb. 4 at Town 

and Country Lanes in Joliet. 

“For how great they were 

today, this was not perfect,” 

Cwudzinski said. “I know 

we can do spare shooting 

better and just eliminate 

small mistakes.” 

Lincoln-Way West, ranked 

No. 13 in the state, needed 

an afternoon comeback to 

pull off its second-place finish. 

The performance was a 

win in coach Scott Jablonski’s 

book. 

“I wanted this team to 

win second,” Jablonski said. 

“Winning second is like 

winning a normal conference 

tournament. It’s tough 

for small schools to go up 

against big ones like Lockport.” 

The Warriors trailed Andrew 

by 152 pins after the 

morning session. They still 

trailed by 118 heading into 

the fifth game, when Jablonski 

had a message for his 

team: “Time to show up.” 

They out-bowled Andrew 

1005-879 in the fifth game 

to lead by eight pins heading 

into the sixth game. Bowling 

on the same lanes with Andrew 

in the final game, West 

out-scored them 1022-922 to 

win by 108 pins, 5619-5511. 

“Finally, this team showed 

some confidence and drive,” 

Jablonski said. “That had 

been lacking the last few 

tournaments.” 

Kenzie Ullian, Cara 

Dudeck and Haley Jablonski 

just missed the all-conference 

mark, finishing 12th, 

13th and 14th. 

West heads to the Minooka 

Regional with fellow 

SWSC members East, Central 

and Andrew on Feb. 4 at 

Town and Country Lanes in 

Joliet. 

“We’re not the favorites 

heading into regionals,” 

Jablonski said. “I’d 

say we’re top two on paper. 

Minooka (ranked seventh in 

the state) won at the Morris 

tournament, and we finished 

eighth. If we show up, we 

can give Minooka a run for 

their money and show we’re 

still a team people should 

think about again.” 

Central’s Willson earned 

her first career all-conference 

honors. She rolled an 

1,191 total. 

“It was special,” Willson 

said of making the all-conference 

team. “Especially in 

your senior year, it’s special 

to have a good senior year in 

any sport.” 

She was surprised to see 

her name listed at No. 1 after 

the morning session when 

she rolled a 638 for a 13-pin 

lead. However, she dropped 

to sixth place after a 192 in 

the fourth game and a 157 in 

the fifth game. 

She thought she had fallen 

out of making the all-conference 

team, but coach Steve 

Paulsen reignited her belief 

without telling Willson her 

specific score heading into 

game six. 

“He told me I was still in 

this,” Willson said. “That 

boosted me because I knew 

I couldn’t do bad after that if 

I put my all in it. My score 

was so bad that I didn’t know 

if I was still in it. Usually if 

you don’t have in the 180s or 

190s every game you’re usually 

out of it.” 

She finished the day with a 

204, giving her three games 

over 200 pins (226, 221 and 

204). She bowled Central’s 

only 200-plus games. 

The Knights finished in 

fifth place with 4,809 pins. 

It reached the 850-pin mark, 

Paulsen’s goal for the team, 

in just one of the six games, 

rolling an 850 in the final 

game. 

“It was not unexpected,” 

Paulsen said of taking fifth. 

“I told them there was no 

pressure going into today. 

No one is expecting us to 

win, so all you can do is go 

out and bowl your best.” 

Central heads to the Minooka 

Regional with fellow 

SWSC members East, West 

and Andrew on Feb. 4 at 

Town and Country Lanes in 

Joliet. 

“We still have a good 

chance at regionals,” 

Paulsen said. “There will 

be more pressure on us than 

today. We don’t have to finish 

first, just high enough to 

advance. I hope today better 

prepared us for regionals. 

We’re still looking to be in 

the 850s more consistently if 

we want to advance.” 

LISTEN UP 

“Intense. That’s the word of the game.” 

Emily Atsinger – Lincoln-Way West point guard, on the overtime 

thriller on Jan. 19 against Lincoln-Way Central. 

TUNE IN 

Boys Basketball 

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 

• The Lincoln-Way Central boys basketball team won’t 

have to travel too far, as it will go up against Lincoln- 

Way West in the final regular season meeting 

between the two teams. 

INDEX 

34 - High School Highlights 

33 – Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor James Sanchez. Send any 

questions or comments to james@newlenoxpatriot.com, or call 

(708) 326-9170 ext. 48.

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Regular season scrap 

Last regular season girls basketball 

game between West and Central 

goes down to the wire, Page 37 

Streaking skaters 

Fresh off midwest tournament 

win, LW Hockey spoils 

Sandburg’s senior night, Page 35 

Lincoln-Way West bowlers (left to right) Noah Selof, Nick Baber, 

George Dennison, Alex Kubitz, Caleb Kirby, sectional champion 

Eric Ullian, Cameron Jablonski and Michael Nork take a team photo 

before competing in the Plainfield North boys bowling sectional 

Saturday, Jan. 21, in Joliet. Seamus Scanlan/22nd Century Media 

Lincoln-Way West coach’s lofty preseason goal comes to fruition as boys 

bowlers advance to state as a team, Page 38

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